Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Utilisation of School Buildings
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 53 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015

## Utilisation of School Buildings

## †53. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  several  Government  school  buildings  across  the  country  which  are lying unutilized and in dilapidated condition due to closure or winding up of the schools have been encroached upon by the people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  utilize  such  school  buildings  as  public  library  or community centre specially in the State of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE),  2014-15 (Provisional) 6340 Government elementary schools in 28 States are housed in dilapidated buildings, but are being utilized for teaching learning purposes. As per UDISE, 2014-15, 833 secondary school buildings in 21 States are in dilapidated condition. Out of these, 449 schools have zero enrolment and remaining  384  schools  are  being  utilized  for  teaching  learning  purposes.  State/UT-wise  details  of dilapidated government school buildings at elementary and secondary level are at Annexure .

Under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan,  Government  of  India  provides  school  maintenance  grant  of ₹ 5,000/- per school per year (to elementary schools with up to 3 rooms); and ₹ 10,000/ - per school per  year  (to  elementary  schools  with  more  than  3  rooms),  subject  to  the  condition  that  the  overall eligibility for the district would be ₹ 7,500/ - per school, to provide annual maintenance and upkeep including  repair  of  existing  school  building.  Similarly,  an  amount  of ₹  50,000 is  provided  under Rashritya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  as  annual  school  grant  to  government/government  aided secondary schools to meet various expenditures including petty repairs and maintenance.

(c) There is no such proposal. These school buildings are under the administrative control of the respective State Government/UT Administration, and it is upto them to decide on the utilisation of the buildings.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  53  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  30 TH   NOVEMBER,  2015 REGARDING  UTILISATION  OF  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  ASKED  BY  COL.  SONARAM CHOUDHARY

## Statement showing State/UT-wise details of government schools with dilapidated building at elementary and secondary level

|         |                          | 2014-15                                                           | 2014-15                                                          |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT                 | Number of government elementary schools with dilapidated building | Number of government secondary schools with dilapidated building |
| 1       | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS | 3                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 250                                                               | 17                                                               |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 4       | ASSAM                    | 854                                                               | 38                                                               |
| 5       | BIHAR                    | 348                                                               | 49                                                               |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH             | 997                                                               | 11                                                               |
| 8       | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 9       | DAMAN &DIU               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 10      | DELHI                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 11      | GOA                      | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 12      | GUJARAT                  | 40                                                                | 5                                                                |
| 13      | HARYANA                  | 52                                                                | 23                                                               |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 7                                                                 | 4                                                                |
| 15      | JAMMU&KASHMIR            | 26                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 16      | JHARKHAND                | 281                                                               | 18                                                               |
| 17      | KARNATAKA                | 150                                                               | 7                                                                |
| 18      | KERALA                   | 42                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP              | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH           | 429                                                               | 9                                                                |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA              | 306                                                               | 9                                                                |
| 22      | MANIPUR                  | 26                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA                | 174                                                               | 0                                                                |
| 24      | MIZORAM                  | 169                                                               | 14                                                               |
| 25      | NAGALAND                 | 32                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 26      | ODISHA                   | 132                                                               | 17                                                               |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY               | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 28      | PUNJAB                   | 4                                                                 | 0                                                                |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN                | 250                                                               | 481                                                              |
| 30      | SIKKIM                   | 2                                                                 | 1                                                                |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU               | 259                                                               | 23                                                               |
| 32      | TELANGANA                | 95                                                                | 28                                                               |
| 33      | TRIPURA                  | 10                                                                | 1                                                                |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH            | 495                                                               | 12                                                               |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND              | 830                                                               | 56                                                               |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL              | 77                                                                | 10                                                               |
|         | Total                    | 6340                                                              | 833                                                              |

Source: UDISE 2014-15