Lok Sabha Question No. 2709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Decline in Standard of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 5** **th** **August, 2015**

**Decline in Standard of Education**

2709.   SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

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

(a)	whether the Government is aware of the fact that the standard of education is declining year by year and the number of students are also decreasing in Government schools and increasing in private-run schools;

(b)	if so, the details of students and teachers in Government and private schools during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c)	the amount of Education Cess collected during the above period along with its expenditure, item-wise and State-wise?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b): The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conducts National Achievement Surveys (NAS) at periodic intervals to assess the learning levels of children in classes III, V and VIII.  Three rounds of NAS have been conducted so far.  These reveal that the learning outcomes have improved in various subjects.  As per Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE), the number of students and teachers in government and private schools during the last three years, State-wise are at Annexure-I.

(c)  The amount of Education Cess collected during the last three years and item-wise expenditure is as under :

(Rupees in Crore)

| **Financial Year**   | **Fund collected  (2% primary Education Cess**   | **Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan**   | **Mid-Day-Meal**   |   **TOTAL Expenditure Utilization** |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2012-13              | 20667.34                                         | 13508.57                    | 6628.90            |                            20137.47 |
| 2013-14              | 19988.24                                         | 13575.05                    | 6413.19            |                            19988.24 |
| 2014-15              | 22323.19*                                        | 15567.67*                   | 6755.52*           |                            22323.19 |

* Provisional (Unaudited) figures.

The State-wise expenditure in respect of Education Cess is not maintained Centrally.

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| **ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015 ASKED BY SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP, HON’BLE MP REGARDING “DECLINE IN STANDARD OF EDUCATION”.**   |                   |                |               |               |                  |              |              |                |             |             |                  |             |             |
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| **Sl. No**                                                                                                                                                                                                                | **State/UT**      | **Enrolment**  |               |               |                  |              |              | **Teachers**   |             |             |                  |             |             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                   | **Government** |               |               | **Pvt. Unaided** |              |              | **Government** |             |             | **Pvt. Unaided** |             |             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                   | **2011-12**    | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2011-12**      | **2012-13**  | **2013-14**  | **2011-12**    | **2012-13** | **2013-14** | **2011-12**      | **2012-13** | **2013-14** |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | A & N Islands     | 42337          | 40469         | 39515         | 9770             | 10731        | 11047        | 4486           | 4246        | 4285        | 808              | 907         | 904         |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh    | 6131858        | 5994514       | 5967621       | 4244584          | 4312451      | 4562486      | 345499         | 300686      | 312477      | 190111           | 186330      | 205117      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh | 260346         | 267724        | 254532        | 61226            | 64126        | 67866        | 14613          | 16418       | 15671       | 3270             | 3970        | 4614        |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Assam             | 4164575        | 4045328       | 4563766       | 326907           | 400822       | 472665       | 145436         | 181658      | 208117      | 20827            | 25117       | 31718       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar             | 20414757       | 18828627      | 19853552      | 13993            | 146543       | 440787       | 347010         | 349348      | 364715      | 390              | 4807        | 15778       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Chandigarh        | 102538         | 107832        | 108212        | 46480            | 48250        | 50117        | 2780           | 4139        | 4849        | 2297             | 3144        | 3451        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh      | 3771722        | 3754252       | 3564881       | 873873           | 911888       | 947509       | 160672         | 158175      | 161198      | 36525            | 45377       | 48800       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | D & N Haveli      | 48535          | 45292         | 44074         | 9058             | 11063        | 13056        | 1117           | 1294        | 1289        | 317              | 514         | 611         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Daman & Diu       | 14959          | 15912         | 15268         | 7430             | 7602         | 8658         | 424            | 551         | 656         | 275              | 281         | 372         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Delhi             | 1681911        | 1760793       | 1757082       | 973782           | 1005273      | 1082664      | 42650          | 68328       | 75280       | 35867            | 46567       | 50722       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Goa               | 47672          | 44120         | 42687         | 19760            | 32168        | 30551        | 3258           | 3187        | 3467        | 840              | 1446        | 1510        |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat           | 5968507        | 6215390       | 6105605       | 2222289          | 2779452      | 2902376      | 205667         | 206800      | 204682      | 62805            | 88805       | 98031       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana           | 2119223        | 2098675       | 2067684       | 1433580          | 1689615      | 1755687      | 82575          | 91772       | 93176       | 55468            | 76217       | 83636       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh  | 684991         | 657700        | 628831        | 305420           | 326888       | 339901       | 46929          | 63971       | 64284       | 17570            | 23511       | 25709       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1131624        | 1113305       | 1076708       | 755621           | 745796       | 764470       | 86755          | 93665       | 96040       | 50916            | 53373       | 55731       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand         | 5368675        | 5144565       | 5021552       | 539234           | 640080       | 587891       | 126620         | 126804      | 121569      | 17460            | 18279       | 17581       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka         | 4748156        | 4621231       | 4277320       | 2690439          | 2787237      | 2786766      | 227165#        | 189446      | 189427      | 115055           | 98461       | 106365      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kerala            | 981988         | 948567        | 919566        | 713081           | 1110022      | 1181643      | 52591          | 60848       | 71345       | 30834            | 55225       | 62835       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep       | 9926           | 9747          | 8289          | 0                | 0            | 0            | 864            | 827         | 894         | 0                | 0           | 0           |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh    | 10167414       | 9913184       | 9511486       | 4718420          | 4805424      | 4764550      | 267011         | 274635      | 291176      | 165917           | 178508      | 201070      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra       | 7231470        | 6985891       | 6312059       | 2781398          | 3199156      | 3275615      | 289067         | 298181      | 272192      | 82503            | 96154       | 110809      |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Manipur           | 190234         | 201729        | 207451        | 254414           | 276817       | 281747       | 14801          | 19468       | 19775       | 10050            | 12237       | 13912       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Meghalaya         | 357387         | 366590        | 369267        | 102801           | 128294       | 139280       | 22692          | 22897       | 22739       | 5661             | 7294        | 8275        |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Mizoram           | 189354         | 187375        | 129189        | 63532            | 61868        | 51615        | 14777          | 15287       | 12816       | 3393             | 3384        | 3565        |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Nagaland          | 192127         | 198982        | 197871        | 218936           | 218809       | 213694       | 12733          | 15401       | 18516       | 8854             | 9424        | 9991        |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Odisha            | 5537133        | 5458962       | 5357699       | 456096           | 486788       | 537807       | 204208         | 206252      | 215219      | 24701            | 28524       | 31641       |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Puducherry        | 63243          | 59755         | 54308         | 89917            | 94572        | 96853        | 5139           | 5415        | 4836        | 4919             | 5312        | 5506        |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Punjab            | 2150894        | 2155102       | 2293421       | 883293           | 955030       | 1567863      | 108040         | 119890      | 135145      | 43455            | 52610       | 94144       |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan         | 7100323        | 6818584       | 6410664       | 5056850          | 5533506      | 5691938      | 265217         | 312754      | 326202      | 200396           | 241089      | 271178      |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sikkim            | 97632          | 94028         | 88223         | 21375            | 29526        | 29978        | 8495           | 8847        | 9430        | 2471             | 3371        | 3447        |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu        | 4226225        | 3913563       | 3858172       | 3283885          | 3662145      | 3564593      | 149868         | 208604      | 218305      | 127545           | 182524      | 207586      |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Tripura           | 536176         | 534569        | 498959        | 37979            | 46443        | 57091        | 29483          | 37522       | 37554       | 1759             | 3078        | 3485        |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh     | 19543424       | 18619853      | 17712153      | 13383195         | 15060552     | 15347434     | 508518         | 551119      | 536247      | 246109           | 298828      | 328278      |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand       | 892698         | 864675        | 832340        | 634478           | 698912       | 768277       | 44278          | 57604       | 60741       | 25486            | 30536       | 31815       |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | West Bengal       | 13225814       | 12972344      | 11810855      | 994761           | 925311       | 893044       | 447842         | 444578      | 438115      | 56466            | 66701       | 70378       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | **All States**    | **129395848**  | **125059229** | **121960862** | **48227857**     | **53213160** | **55287519** | **4289303**    | **4520617** | **4612429** | **1651319**      | **1951904** | **2208566** |
| ***Source : UDISE***                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                   |                |               |               |                  |              |              |                |             |             |                  |             |             |
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