Lok Sabha Question No. 5048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: PM-SHRI Memorandum
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 5048

ANSWERED ON - 23/03/2026

## PM-SHRI Memorandum

5048. Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all States and Union Territories have signed the PM-SHRI Memorandum;
- (b) if not, the details of States/UTs who have not signed the PM-SHRI Memorandum;
- (c)  the  criteria  adopted  for  selecting  schools  for  their  upgradation  under  PM-SHRI  school Scheme;
- (d) the details of the Central Government and the State Government schools upgraded as PMSHRI schools so far during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of total amount sanctioned under PM-SHRI Scheme in States/UTs during the last five financial years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Under PM SHRI scheme, all the States/UTs except Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the scheme.
- (c):  The criteria adopted by the Government for selecting the schools under the PM SHRI scheme are provided under 'Selection Methodology' of the PM SHRI Framework, available at the link: https://pmshri.education.gov.in/assets/pdf/part1\_pmshri.pdf.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  PM  SHRI  was  approved  by  Cabinet  on  7th September, 2022. Subsequent to the approval, the year-wise and State-wise details of the Central Government and the State Government schools  upgraded  as PM SHRI  schools is attached as Annexure-I . Further, the amount allocated under PM SHRI scheme in States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT during FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 is attached as Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5048  ANSWERED  ON  23.03.2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJESH  NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'PM-SHRI MEMORANDUM'

The year-wise and State-wise details of the Central Government and State Government schools upgraded as PM SHRI schools under PM SHRI scheme are as follows:

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Year 2023   | Year 2023   | Year 2024   | Year 2024   | Year 2025   | Year 2025   | Year 2026   | Year 2026   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs        | State/ UT   | Centr al    | State/ UT   | Centr al    | State/ UT   | Centr al    | State/ UT   | Centr al    | Total   |
| 1        | A &NISLANDS       | 10          | 3           | 1           | 1           | 5           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 20      |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 662         | 35          | 193         | 10          | 80          | 2           | 0           | 0           | 982     |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 41          | 13          | 50          | 12          | 2           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 119     |
| 4        | ASSAM             | 266         | 30          | 116         | 32          | 0           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 447     |
| 5        | BIHAR             | 0           | 54          | 47          | 14          | 789         | 0           | 0           | 0           | 904     |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH        | 1           | 5           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 7       |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH      | 211         | 37          | 130         | 12          | 0           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 393     |
| 8        | DNH&DD            | 5           | 2           | 0           | 1           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 10      |
| 9        | DELHI             | 0           | 34          | 0           | 6           | 6           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 46      |
| 10       | GOA               | 12          | 5           | 13          | 2           | 3           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 35      |
| 11       | GUJARAT           | 274         | 38          | 174         | 27          | 15          | 1           | 0           | 0           | 529     |
| 12       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0           | 21          | 180         | 6           | 19          | 1           | 0           | 0           | 227     |
| 13       | HARYANA           | 124         | 41          | 117         | 7           | 9           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 299     |
| 14       | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 233         | 21          | 163         | 9           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 427     |
| 15       | JHARKHAND         | 0           | 38          | 339         | 10          | 24          | 2           | 0           | 0           | 413     |
| 16       | KARNATAKA         | 129         | 47          | 348         | 21          | 108         | 2           | 5           | 0           | 660     |
| 17       | KERALA            | 0           | 31          | 0           | 16          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 47      |
| 18       | LADAKH            | 14          | 4           | 22          | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 41      |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 8           | 1           | 3           | 1           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 13      |
| 20       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 413         | 73          | 273         | 63          | 113         | 9           | 0           | 0           | 944     |
| 21       | MAHARASHTRA       | 516         | 73          | 311         | 11          | 33          | 2           | 0           | 0           | 946     |
| 22       | MANIPUR           | 69          | 1           | 36          | 10          | 16          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 132     |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA         | 22          | 3           | 33          | 10          | 10          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 78      |
| 24       | MIZORAM           | 22          | 2           | 8           | 8           | 5           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 45      |
| 25       | NAGALAND          | 9           | 4           | 34          | 7           | 6           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 60      |
| 26       | ODISHA            | 0           | 63          | 449         | 11          | 313         | 4           | 0           | 0           | 840     |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY        | 8           | 4           | 4           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 18      |
| 28       | PUNJAB            | 0           | 51          | 233         | 8           | 123         | 3           | 0           | 0           | 418     |
| 29       | RAJASTHAN         | 402         | 92          | 237         | 3           | 0           | 5           | 10          | 0           | 749     |
| 30       | SIKKIM            | 30          | 3           | 13          | 1           | 4           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 51      |
| 31       | TAMIL NADU        | 0           | 24          | 0           | 10          | 0           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 36      |
| 32       | TELANGANA         | 543         | 23          | 251         | 10          | 0           | 5           | 0           | 0           | 832     |
| 33       | TRIPURA           | 57          | 6           | 25          | 4           | 2           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 94      |
| 34       | UTTARAKHAND       | 141         | 36          | 84          | 1           | 16          | 3           | 0           | 0           | 281     |
| 35       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 925         | 81          | 779         | 79          | 18          | 3           | 3           | 0           | 1888    |
| 36       | WEST BENGAL       | 0           | 43          | 0           | 17          | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 60      |
|          | Total             | 5147        | 1042        | 4667        | 442         | 1722        | 53          | 18          | 0           | 13091   |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5048 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI  CHUDASAMA,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING 'PM-SHRI MEMORANDUM'

The amount allocated under PM SHRI scheme in States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT during FY 202324, FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 (till 18.03.2026) is as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | States/UTs/ KVS/NVS/NCERT   | FY: 2023-24 Approved PAB   | FY: 2024-25 Approved PAB   |   FY: 2025-26 Approved PAB outlay |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | A&N Islands                 | outlay 6.25                | outlay 7.64                |                             10.64 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 354.85                     | 782.39                     |                            643.51 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 18.73                      | 55.92                      |                             52.55 |
| 4        | Assam                       | 127.46                     | 331.02                     |                            217.63 |
| 5        | Bihar                       | NA                         | NA                         |                           1000.75 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  | 0.73                       | 1.8                        |                              1.65 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                | 65.79                      | 201.41                     |                            196.78 |
| 8        | DNH&DD                      | 2.59                       | 2.56                       |                              3.65 |
| 9        | Goa                         | 6.19                       | 15.82                      |                             16.62 |
| 10       | Gujarat                     | 109.79                     | 182.9                      |                            209.68 |
| 11       | Haryana                     | 85.26                      | 225.5                      |                            191.74 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh            | NA                         | 150.39                     |                            161.8  |
| 13       | Jammu &Kashmir              | 116.43                     | 280.76                     |                            277.07 |
| 14       | Jharkhand                   | NA                         | 258.72                     |                            381.45 |
| 15       | Karnataka                   | 50.29                      | 251.43                     |                            376.92 |
| 16       | Ladakh                      | 8.08                       | 26.66                      |                             21.22 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep                 | 4.36                       | 6.77                       |                              7.35 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh              | 219.99                     | 436.41                     |                            613.35 |
| 19       | Maharashtra                 | 211.35                     | 565.61                     |                            384.62 |
| 20       | Manipur                     | 39.19                      | 92.1                       |                             73.27 |
| 21       | Meghalaya                   | 9.55                       | 33.96                      |                             35.21 |
| 22       | Mizoram                     | 9.11                       | 13.33                      |                             12.98 |
| 23       | Nagaland                    | 4.34                       | 24.81                      |                             33.78 |
| 24       | Odisha                      | NA                         | 435.03                     |                            851.99 |
| 25       | Puducherry                  | 3.91                       | 10.87                      |                              9.43 |
| 26       | Punjab                      | NA                         | 209.46                     |                            346.36 |
| 27       | Rajasthan                   | 163.94                     | 450.83                     |                            434.66 |
| 28       | Sikkim                      | 22.61                      | 34.51                      |                             29.7  |
| 29       | Telangana                   | 398.69                     | 647.78                     |                            422.54 |
| 30       | Tripura                     | 26.23                      | 57.41                      |                             43.04 |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh               | 404.98                     | 671.14                     |                            629.38 |
| 32       | Uttarakhand                 | 72.91                      | 130.1                      |                            149.07 |
| 33       | KVS                         | 590.71                     | 817.78                     |                            619.07 |
| 34       | NVS                         | 260.73                     | 654.44                     |                            383.65 |
| 35       | NCERT                       | NA                         | NA                         |                              5.12 |
|          | Total                       | 3395.04                    | 8067.26                    |                           8848.23 |

*Note:

NA- States had not onboarded the PM SHRI scheme in the aforesaid year.

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