Lok Sabha Question No. 3715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Construction of School Buildings under SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Construction of School Buildings under SSA**

**3715.	SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:**

**SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:**

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

(a)	whether funds are allocated in lump-sum to the States for construction of school buildings under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA);

(b)	if so, the details thereof and the criteria adopted for the purpose;

(c)	the details of funds allocated for construction of school buildings under SSA during the current year, State-wise particularly Rajasthan;

(d)	whether any constraints have been noticed in the present system being followed for the purpose; and

(e)	if so, the financial measures taken/ proposed to be taken in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b)	Central funds under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) are released in instalments to States/ Union Territories for implementation of the interventions approved under the Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) of the concerned State/ Union Territory including for school buildings. This is as per the demands raised by States/ UTs and following consultations with them. The funds under SSA are provided based on the unit cost proposed by State as per their approved State Schedule of Rate (SoR).

(c)	A statement giving the details of total Central share releases under SSA to States / Union Territories including Rajasthan, during 2015-16 is at **Annexure** . State utilise funds for school buildings as per the approved Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B).

(d)	Non availability of land is a major constraint reported by some States for the construction of school buildings.

(e)	Availability of land requires administrative measures on the part of the State Governments.

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**Annexure**

**ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12** **th** **August, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI AND SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT regarding “Construction of School Buildings under SSA”**

**State-wise details of funds released under SSA during the current year**

***(Rs. in lakh)***

| **Sl. No.**   | **State/UT**         | **2015-16**  ***(as on 31.7.2015)***   |
|---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh       | 27524.51                               |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh    | 8641.06                                |
| 3             | Assam                | 29100.20                               |
| 4             | Bihar                | 108627.02                              |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh         | 31883.65                               |
| 6             | Goa                  | 535.00                                 |
| 7             | Gujarat              | 29296.02                               |
| 8             | Haryana              | 17695.84                               |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh     | 5715.78                                |
| 10            | Jammu & Kashmir      | 6363.60                                |
| 11            | Jharkhand            | 21938.61                               |
| 12            | Karnataka            | 15056.64                               |
| 13            | Kerala               | 6289.18                                |
| 14            | Madhya Pradesh       | 62928.25                               |
| 15            | Maharashtra          | 25993.98                               |
| 16            | Manipur              | 3526.43                                |
| 17            | Meghalaya            | 5005.32                                |
| 18            | Mizoram              | 932.65                                 |
| 19            | Nagaland             | 0.00                                   |
| 20            | Odisha               | 31513.46                               |
| 21            | Punjab               | 10122.76                               |
| 22            | Rajasthan            | 101534.98                              |
| 23            | Sikkim               | 453.07                                 |
| 24            | Tamil Nadu           | 38931.40                               |
| 25            | Telangana            | 5116.38                                |
| 26            | Tripura              | 4751.80                                |
| 27            | Uttar Pradesh        | 98033.40                               |
| 28            | Uttarakhand          | 3318.25                                |
| 29            | West Bengal          | 20646.47                               |
| 30            | A & N Islands        | 0.00                                   |
| 31            | Chandigarh           | 1286.12                                |
| 32            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 462.00                                 |
| 33            | Daman & Diu          | 78.38                                  |
| 34            | Delhi                | 2172.26                                |
| 35            | Lakshadweep          | 33.55                                  |
| 36            | Pudducherry          | 94.60                                  |
|               | ***Total***          | **725602.62**                          |

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