Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Inadequate Infrastructure in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 303 ANSWERED ON- 02.02.2026

## Inadequate Infrastructure in Government Schools

†303. Shri Aditya Yadav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that many Government Schools in Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh continue to suffer from inadequate infrastructure including dilapidated classrooms, lack  of  toilet  facilities,  shortage  of  qualified  teachers  and  unavailability  of  digital  learning tools/equipments  which  collectively  undermine  the  promise  of  equal  education  for  all  and compel the students from poor families to dropout of school thereby widening the rural-urban education gap and eroding public trust in Government promises;

(b) if so, the details of the corrective steps strategies implemented by the Government in the said district to ensure timely appointment of teachers, functional toilets and arrangement for clean drinking water and allocation of sufficient funds for installations and maintenance of digital teaching equipments along with the details of concrete outcomes such as improvement in enrolment, attendance and level of learning achieved so far; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Department  of  School  and  Literacy  has  launched  an  integrated  Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha with effect from 2018-19. The Scheme is aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and aims to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment, which takes care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and makes them active participants in the learning process.

Under Samagra Shiksha, support is provided for strengthening existing government schools  and  improving  infrastructure  across  the  country  including  Budaun  district  of  Uttar Pradesh. This includes the construction of additional classrooms, toilets (for boys, girls, and CWSN), provision of drinking water, electricity, ICT facilities, smart and digital classrooms based  on  the  gaps  determined  from  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education (UDISE) database and proposals received from respective States/UTs. Infrastructure needs are identified  annually  using  data  from  the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education (UDISE) and accordingly, the annual plans under Samagra Shiksha are prepared by the States and UTs based on their requirements and priority and this is reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B), which is then appraised and approved by the Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States and UTs as per programmatic and financial norms of the scheme.

As informed by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, under Operation Kayakalp , 19 essential basic infrastructure facilities have been created to enhance school readiness and improve the overall learning environment. These facilities include safe drinking water, separate toilets for boys and girls, toilets with running water and tiles, CWSN-friendly toilets, multiple handwashing units, tiled classrooms, black/green/white boards, kitchen renovation, whitewashing  and  painting  of  school  buildings,  ramps  with  railings,  electrification  and electrical equipment, electric connections, boys' and girls' urinals, school furniture, tap-based running water, and boundary walls with gates. At present, the saturation of these 19 facilities across Budaun district is 95 percent.

In addition to the above, in District Budaun, construction of 12 additional classrooms, furniture in 78 Upper Primary School, reconstruction of 8 primary school buildings and 3 upper primary school building that were in dilapidated condition has been undertaken.

Under the PM SHRI scheme, 30 schools in the Budaun district have been selected for comprehensive upgradation with all required facilities to serve as model institutions.

As education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and most of the schools come under the administrative jurisdiction of concerned State Government, appointment of teachers is  the  responsibility  of  the  state.  The  Government  of  India  assists  the  states  by  providing financial  assistance  for  teachers'  salary  and  training  under  Samagra  Shiksha.  Teacher recruitment  is an  ongoing  process  due  to  retirements,  resignations,  and  the  need  to accommodate  growing  student  numbers  or  new  schools.  It  is  the  responsibility  of  each

State/UT to conduct a comprehensive, technology-driven planning and forecasting exercise for timely recruitment. The Department regularly conducts review meetings and issues advisories urging States and UTs to fill teacher vacancies and ensure rational deployment.

As informed by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, during the period from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 Budaun district has been saturated with 593 Smart Classes, 294 ICT Labs and 12 Digital Library.

The  Government  of  India,  in  the  Budget  2025-26,  has  announced  provision  of broadband  connectivity  to  all  Government  Secondary  Schools  in  rural  areas,  under  the 'BharatNet' project to enhance digital infrastructure in remote areas by BSNL.

A comprehensive initiative called PM eVidya was initiated as part of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan' on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education  to  enable  multi-mode  access  to  education  across  the  country  under  the  aegis  of National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020.  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  collaborate  with NCERT to utilise these initiatives as per their requirements in mother tongue/local/regional languages. PM eVidya includes 200 DTH TV Channels allotted to States/UTs/Autonomous Bodies (ABs)/Other Ministries in Government of India and 400 Radio channels to enable them to provide supplementary education as per their requirement in various Indian languages for classes 1-12.

Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) is the Nation's One Nation, One Digital platform for providing quality e-content for school education in States/UTs along with  QR  coded  Energised  Textbooks  (ETBs)  for  all  grades.  As  a  participant  in  DIKSHA, States/UTs/ABs have generated and contributed over 3.7 lakh content in mother local/regional languages  enabling  multilingualism.  Overall,  565.28  crore  learning  sessions  have  been completed on DIKSHA by students, teachers and other stakeholders. The stakeholders have access to more than 450 Virtual Labs and 100 Virtual skill labs (50 each in Hindi and English) on DIKSHA.

The Central Sector Scheme 'National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme' is being implemented, with the objective to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue their education at secondary stage. One lakh fresh scholarship is awarded to selected students of class  IX  every  year  and  their  continuation  /renewal  in  classes  X  to  XII  for  study  in  State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the scheme. The amount of scholarship is Rs. 12000/- per annum.

As informed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the number of schools in Budaun District  that  have  adopted  NIPUN  (National  Initiative  for  Proficiency  in  Reading  with Understanding and Numeracy) has increased-from 7 schools in 2023-24 to 433 schools in 2024-25.

As informed by the  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  average  student  attendance  also shows  improvement  for  class  1  to  8  from  53%  to  62%  between  2023-24  and  2024-25. The data pertaining to enrolment of students may be accessed at link: https://dashboard.udiseplus.gov.in/#/, further learning outcomes of students may be accessed at link: https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en.

To  ascertain/measure  Learning  Outcomes  for  Class  3,  6  and  9,  DoSE&L  conducts PARAKH  (Performance  Assessment,  Review,  and  Analysis  of  Knowledge  for  Holistic Development)  Rashtriya  Sarvekshan  in  every  3  years  across  the  country.  The  PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan is conducted across different management types, across rural & urban schools and across social groups to engineer interventions for equitable access & quality in education. The latest round of the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 was conducted on 4th December, 2024 by the National Assessment Centre, PARAKH under the aegis of the MoE. The report can be accessed at https://dashboard.par`akh.ncert.gov.in/en. Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024  are  available  at  https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en.  The  findings  of  PARAKH Rashtriya  Sarvekshan  2024  highlight  a  significant  improvement  as  compared  to  National Achievement Survey 2021 in foundational literacy and numeracy skills, thereby reflecting the positive impact of the initiatives taken.

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