Lok Sabha Question No. 2399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Connecting Madarsa to SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## Connecting Madarsa to SSA

## 2399.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT मानव संसाधन िवकास मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to connect Madarsa's Makatib's to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government's allocation of Rs. 182.5 crores in the 2013-14 Budget and Rs.  100  crores  in  the  2014-15  Budget  for  modernisation  of  Madarsas  have  been  fully utilised by the Madarsas in various States and UTs and if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  allotted  and  spent  on  the  Madarsas  during  the  said  period, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure fully utilisation of funds by Madarsas?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): Madarsas/Makatabs who are affiliated to the State Boards of Secondary Education/State Madarsa Boards and are desirous of introducing the State curriculum, are eligible for grant for textbooks, in-service teacher training, school grant and teacher grant under SSA.
- (b) to (d): In the year 2013-14, Rs. 200.00 crores was allocated for Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM), out of which Rs. 182.73 crores was released.

From  2014-15  onwards,  grants-in-aid  in  respect  of  both  SPQEM  and  Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI) Schemes is being released under the Head Scheme for Providing Education to Madarsas and Minorities (SPEMM). An  amount  of  Rs.  375.00  crore  (including  Rs.  100.00  crore  for  modernization  of Madarsas) was allocated for both the schemes, (SPQEM and IDMI) during 2014-15. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 107.83 crore was released for 11654 Madarsas. The State-wise details of funds released during 2013-14 and 2014-15 under the scheme of SPQEM is at Annexure. Both SPQEM and IDMI are demand driven schemes and the Central Government releases the funds to the State Government on receipt of eligible proposals from them. The State Government further releases the funds to the concerned madarsas and obtains utilization certificates of the same, without which the next years funds are not released. (e):  A  National  Workshop  was  held  on  09.10.2015  to  create  awareness  amongst  all stakeholders on the norms of the SPQEM and all States/UTs have been sensitized on the manner of sending the proposals, so that the scheme can be run effectively throughout the country and maximum benefits can reach the Madarsas. Another preliminary meeting to discuss  the  proposals  received  from  the  States  relating  to  SPQEM  scheme  before  the Central  Grants-in-aid  Committee  meeting  has  been  scheduled  in  the  last  week  of

December, 2015.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2399,  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  P.K.  SREEMATHI TEACHER  AND  SHRI  B.  SENGUTTUVAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14.12.2015 REGARDING 'CONNECTING MADARSA TO SSA'

## Statement showing number of Madarsas and Funds released under SPQEM

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.   | Name of State/UT   | 2013-14         | 2013-14   | 2014-15         | 2014-15   |
|-------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
| No.   |                    | No. of Madarsas | Amount    | No. of Madarsas | Amount    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh     | 40              | 48.96     | -               | -         |
| 2     | Bihar              | -               | -         | 80              | 19.79     |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh       | 308             | 529.33    | -               | -         |
| 4     | Haryana            | 7               | 18.36     | -               | -         |
| 5     | Karnataka          | -               | -         | 45              | 81.41     |
| 6     | Kerala             | 1462            | 7117.9    | -               | -         |
| 7     | Madhya Pradesh     | 1743            | 1912.02   | 1817            | 1322.67   |
| 8     | Maharashtra        | 98              | 210.7     | -               | -         |
| 9     | Rajasthan          | 209             | 335.21    | -               | -         |
| 10    | Tripura            | 129             | 288.72    | 129             | 145.36    |
| 11    | Uttar Pradesh      | 10704           | 7351.5    | 9217            | 8585.79   |
| 12    | Uttarakhand        | 159             | 460.71    | 194             | 324.27    |
| 13    | West Bengal        | -               | -         | 172             | 303.61    |
|       | Total              | 14859           | 18273     | 11654           | 10783     |