Lok Sabha Question No. 1006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Centre's Share in Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1006 ANSWERED ON -10/02/2025

## CENTRE'S SHARE IN SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

†1006. Smt. Bharti Pardhi: Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  assistance  to  State  Governments  for  school education  under  Samagra  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the current share of the Government;

(b) whether the State Governments have requested to increase Central share under SSA;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Maharashtra  and  the response of the Government thereon;

(d) whether SSA has achieved its targeted goal;

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve  desired  goals  and  to  improve  the effectiveness of the schools?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  Samagra Shiksha, an integrated scheme for school education since 2018-19 covering the entire gamut from pre-school to  class XII.  The scheme has been aligned with the recommendations of National Education Policy 2020. Under the scheme financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs  for  implementation  of  various  interventions.  The  details  of  Central  allocation and  Central  Share  released  (up  to  31  January  2025)  by  the  Central  Government  to  the State/UT Governments during the current year under Samagra Shiksha is at Annexure I.

(b)&(c): Under  Samagra  Shiksha  all  States  and  UTs  submit  their  proposals  for  all interventions  contained  in  the  scheme  through  their  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget (AWP&B).  The  proposals  are  appraised  and  approved  by  the  Project  Approval  Board (PAB)  in  the  Ministry  in  consultation  with  the  respective  State/UT  government  and proportionate funds are allocated.  The funds, under the scheme of Samagra Shiksha, are released  based  on  the  fulfillment  of  guidelines  prescribed  by  Ministry  of  Finance,  such transfer of central share to SNA, pace of expenditure, receipt of commensurate State share in SNA, statement  on  outstanding  advances,  up-to  date  expenditure  statement,  furnishing  of information  as  prescribed  in  the  Manual  on  Financial  Management  &  Procurement  and audited utilization certificate of previous year.

(d)&(e): The scheme aims to ensure that all children have access to quality education with  an  equitable  and  inclusive  classroom  environment  which  should  take  care  of  their diverse  background,  multilingual  needs,  different  academic  abilities  and  make  them  active participants in the learning process. In order to fulfill these aims, the scheme targets to make provisions for financial assistance for the following components in alignment with the NEP 2020:

- Implementing the recommendation of NEP 2020;
- Supporting States & UTs in implementing RTE Act, 2009;
- Focus on Universalization of Early Childhood Care and Education;
- Emphasis on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy;
- Thrust on Holistic, Integrated, Inclusive and activity-based Curriculum and Pedagogy;
- Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students;
- Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education;
- Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education;
- Strengthening and up-gradation of SCERTs/SIE and DIETs;
- Ensuring safe, secure and conducive learning environment and minimum standards in schooling provisions;
- Promoting vocationalisation of education.

The Department has achieved significant milestones under Samagra  Shiksha, including  key  initiatives  such  as  NIPUN  BHARAT  for  foundational  literacy,  VIDYA PRAVESH for school preparation, and the NISHTHA program. Noteworthy developments include the launch of National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) and National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE). Initiatives like PARAKH for assessment, DIKSHA under PM e-VIDYA, and SWAYAM PRABHA DTH channels for education expansion have been established. Additional projects like DIET excellence centers, KGBV  schools,  10  Bagless  days  guidelines,  and  career  guidance  resources  have  been introduced to enhance educational quality and access nationwide.

(f): This  Department  has  launched  the  PRABANDH  (Project  Appraisal,  Budgeting Achievements and Data Handling) System. One of the important features of the PRABANDH System is updation of Expenditure incurred under the different interventions of the Samagra Shiksha. For this purpose, a data visualization Dashboard has been created in the PRABANDH System for display of monthly status of physical and financial progress under the major interventions of the Samagra Shiksha. Regular follow ups and review meetings are held  with  the  States/UTs  ensuring  an  integrated  approach  for  monitoring  and  smooth implementation  of  the  scheme.  Education  is  a  subject  in  the  concurrent  list of the Constitution, majority of the schools and teachers in the country are under the administrative control of the State Governments and UT Administrations. The States/UTs play pivotal role in conceptualization, implementation and realization of such schemes at the grass root level. Hence,  it  is  the  collective  responsibility  of  the  Centre  and  State  Governments  that  the standardized  unified  education  system  of  India  along-with  the  regional  variations  of  the States are upheld.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1006 FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2025 ASKED BY SMT. BHARTI PARDHI, SHRI  DHARMENDRA  YADAV,  SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  CHANDU  BARNE  HON'BLE MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  CENTRE'S  SHARE  IN  SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

State-wise details of Central Share released in respect of Samagra Shiksha:

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Central Allocation 2024-25 (Rs. in Crore)   |   Central Share Released 2024-25 (up to 31.01.2025) (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands         | 84.84                                       |                                                              25.01 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 1,727.41                                    |                                                             496.15 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 576.59                                      |                                                             274.81 |
| 4         | Assam               | 2,578.10                                    |                                                            1415.84 |
| 5         | Bihar               | 4,991.23                                    |                                                            1887.94 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 137.21                                      |                                                              84.34 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 1,157.85                                    |                                                             479.63 |
| 8         | DNH and D&D         | 98.03                                       |                                                              39.05 |
| 9         | Delhi               | 411.04                                      |                                                             157.38 |
| 10        | Goa                 | 24.27                                       |                                                              15.22 |
| 11        | Gujarat             | 1,598.44                                    |                                                             510.09 |
| 12        | Haryana             | 1,076.33                                    |                                                             166.64 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh    | 758.50                                      |                                                             336.73 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 1,721.60                                    |                                                             411.56 |
| 15        | Jharkhand           | 1,173.86                                    |                                                             773.85 |
| 16        | Karnataka           | 922.75                                      |                                                             441.19 |
| 17        | Kerala              | 420.91                                      |                                                               0    |
| 18        | Ladakh              | 185.71                                      |                                                              89.98 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 6.70                                        |                                                               3.06 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 3,842.07                                    |                                                            2783.66 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 1,321.90                                    |                                                             467.92 |
| 22        | Manipur             | 483.05                                      |                                                             211.82 |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 398.83                                      |                                                             263.11 |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 294.19                                      |                                                             142.84 |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 284.39                                      |                                                             104.4  |
| 26        | Odisha              | 1,895.20                                    |                                                            1148.18 |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 19.74                                       |                                                               7.52 |
| 28        | Punjab              | 708.78                                      |                                                             489.52 |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 3,560.25                                    |                                                            1364.62 |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 153.37                                      |                                                              50.94 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 2,151.60                                    |                                                               0    |
| 32        | Telangana           | 1,148.35                                    |                                                             412.74 |
| 33        | Tripura             | 414.94                                      |                                                             207.47 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | 6,971.26                                    |                                                             344    |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 877.13                                      |                                                            3104.36 |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 1,745.80                                    |                                                               0    |
|           | Total               | 45,922.22                                   |                                                           18711.6  |