Lok Sabha Question No. 402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Funds Allocated under PM SHRI Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Rajesh Verma, Dr. D. Purandeswari, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Dr. Lata Wankhede

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 402 ANSWERED ON - 02/02/2026

## Funds Allocated under PM SHRI Scheme

402. Shri Rajesh Verma:

Dr. Lata Wankhede:

Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal:

Smt. Shambhavi:

Dr. D. Purandeswari:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated, disbursed, sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri-School for Rising India (PM-SHRI) in the country since 2019, year-wise and State/UT-wise, particularly in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the number of students that have been identified and upgraded under the PM-SHRI since 2019 in the country, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (c) the details of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed and those pending under PM-SHRI since its inception, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the collaborations with international educational institutions to adopt best practices in creating model schools under PM-SHRI;
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to integrate digital technologies and smart classrooms to improve the quality of teaching and learning; and
- (f) whether the Government is considering to expand the PM-SHRI scheme to include more schools across the country during the next five years, particularly in Samastipur, Khagariya, Sagar, Surat and Rajahmundry Parliamentary Constituencies, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The centrally sponsored scheme of PM SHRI was approved by Cabinet on 7th September, 2022. Subsequent to the approval, fund allocation and release began in FY 202324. The details of funds allocated and released under the PM SHRI scheme during FY 202324, FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 State/UT/KVS/NVS/NCERT-wise including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh are attached as Annexure I .

State/UT/KVS/NVS/NCERT-wise enrolment of students in PM SHRI schools as per UDISE+ data of FY 2024-25 is attached as Annexure-II.

- (c): Under PM SHRI scheme, a total of 34 States/UTs have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and only 2 States are yet to sign the MoU which are Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
- (d): Under PM SHRI scheme, there is a provision for engagement of eminent international experts for mentoring in Science and Mathematics, with a financial provision of up to ₹10,000 per PM SHRI school.
- (e): PM SHRI scheme has a provision to incorporate digital learning in PM SHRI schools by establishing ICT labs, smart classrooms and digital libraries along with digital educational content.  Platforms  like  DIKSHA  are  being  utilized  to  provide  a  repository  of  high-quality digital learning resources, enabling resource-sharing among educators and students. There is also a provision for the capacity-building of teachers to effectively integrate digital pedagogy into their teaching practices, ensuring enriched and engaging learning experiences for students.
- (f): The timeline for implementation of PM SHRI scheme is set for a period of five years, from 2022- 23 to 2026-27. Till date, the number of PM SHRI schools selected in Samastipur, Khagariya, Sagar, Surat and Rajahmundry Parliamentary Constituencies are as follows:

|   S.No. | Parliamentary Constituency   |   Number of PMSHRI schools |
|---------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Samastipur                   |                          8 |
|       2 | Khagariya                    |                         10 |
|       3 | Sagar                        |                         27 |
|       4 | Surat                        |                          2 |
|       5 | Rajahmundry                  |                         24 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 402 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH VERMA, DR. LATA WANKHEDE, SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL, SMT. SHAMBHAVI AND DR. D. PURANDESWARI, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER PM SHRI SCHEME'

The details of funds allocated and released under the PM SHRI scheme during FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25 and  FY  2025-26  State/UT/  KVS/NVS/NCERT  -wise  including  Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Gujarat  and Andhra Pradesh are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

|        |                     | FY: 2023-24          | FY: 2023-24                           | FY: 2023-24                    | FY: 2024-25          | FY: 2024-25                            | FY: 2024-25                    | FY: 2025-26          | FY: 2025-26                           | FY: 2025-26                                       |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | States/UTs/ KVS/NVS | Approv ed PAB outlay | Central Share of Approv ed PAB outlay | Total Centra l Share Releas ed | Appro ved PAB outlay | Centra l Share of Appro ved PAB outlay | Total Centra l Share Releas ed | Approve d PAB outlay | Central Share of Approve d PAB outlay | Total Central Share Release d (as on 26.01.20 26) |
| 1      | A&N Islands         | 6.25                 | 6.25                                  | 1.56                           | 7.64                 | 7.64                                   | 2.83                           | 10.64                | 10.64                                 | 3.87                                              |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      | 354.85               | 212.91                                | 106.46                         | 782.39               | 469.43                                 | 294.12                         | 643.51               | 386.1                                 | 2.35                                              |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 18.73                | 16.85                                 | 4.21                           | 55.92                | 50.33                                  | 33.87                          | 52.55                | 47.29                                 | 4.49                                              |
| 4      | Assam               | 127.46               | 114.71                                | 57.36                          | 331.02               | 297.92                                 | 142.36                         | 217.63               | 195.86                                | 40.92                                             |
| 5      | Bihar               | NA                   | NA                                    | NA                             | NA                   | NA                                     | NA                             | 1000.75              | 600.45                                | 0                                                 |
| 6      | Chandigarh          | 0.73                 | 0.73                                  | 0.63                           | 1.8                  | 1.8                                    | 1.25                           | 1.65                 | 1.65                                  | 0.68                                              |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh        | 65.79                | 39.47                                 | 19.74                          | 201.41               | 120.85                                 | 37.35                          | 196.78               | 118.07                                | 6.81                                              |
| 8      | DNH&DD              | 2.59                 | 2.59                                  | 0.65                           | 2.56                 | 2.56                                   | 1.01                           | 3.65                 | 3.65                                  | 1.2                                               |
| 9      | Goa                 | 6.19                 | 3.71                                  | 3.25                           | 15.82                | 9.49                                   | 4.64                           | 16.62                | 9.97                                  | 0.3                                               |
| 10     | Gujarat             | 109.79               | 65.87                                 | 32.94                          | 182.9                | 109.74                                 | 63.58                          | 209.68               | 125.81                                | 24.89                                             |
| 11     | Haryana             | 85.26                | 51.16                                 | 25.58                          | 225.5                | 135.3                                  | 56.1                           | 191.74               | 115.04                                | 3.06                                              |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh    | NA                   | NA                                    | NA                             | 150.39               | 135.35                                 | 135.35                         | 113.84               | 102.46                                | 29.09                                             |
| 13     | Jammu& Kashmir      | 116.43               | 104.79                                | 52.4                           | 280.76               | 252.68                                 | 99.72                          | 277.07               | 249.36                                | 3.11                                              |
| 14     | Jharkhand           | NA                   | NA                                    | NA                             | 258.72               | 155.23                                 | 38.81                          | 381.45               | 228.87                                | 11.61                                             |
| 15     | Karnataka           | 50.29                | 30.17                                 | 26.39                          | 251.43               | 150.86                                 | 62.78                          | 376.92               | 226.15                                | 1.25                                              |
| 16     | Ladakh              | 8.08                 | 8.08                                  | 4.04                           | 26.66                | 26.66                                  | 11.91                          | 21.22                | 21.22                                 | 14.47                                             |
| 17     | Lakshadweep         | 4.36                 | 4.36                                  | 1.09                           | 6.77                 | 6.77                                   | 0.72                           | 7.35                 | 7.35                                  | 1.42                                              |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh      | 219.99               | 131.99                                | 44.53                          | 436.41               | 261.84                                 | 145.33                         | 613.35               | 368.01                                | 10.84                                             |
| 19     | Maharashtra         | 211.35               | 126.81                                | 63.4                           | 565.61               | 339.37                                 | 226.15                         | 367.62               | 220.57                                | 9.13                                              |
| 20     | Manipur             | 39.19                | 35.27                                 | 17.64                          | 92.1                 | 82.89                                  | 37.83                          | 73.27                | 65.94                                 | 8.07                                              |
| 21     | Meghalaya           | 9.55                 | 8.59                                  | 4.3                            | 33.96                | 30.57                                  | 20.08                          | 35.21                | 31.68                                 | 0.35                                              |
| 22     | Mizoram             | 9.11                 | 8.2                                   | 4.1                            | 13.33                | 12                                     | 4.96                           | 12.98                | 11.68                                 | 0.78                                              |
| 23     | Nagaland            | 4.34                 | 3.9                                   | 0.98                           | 24.81                | 22.33                                  | 5.44                           | 33.78                | 30.4                                  | 0.71                                              |

| 24   | Odisha        | NA      | NA      | NA      | 435.03   | 261.02   | 130.51   |   851.99 |   511.19 |   43.81 |
|------|---------------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
| 25   | Puducherry    | 3.91    | 2.35    | 2.06    | 10.87    | 6.52     | 3        |     9.43 |     5.66 |    0.09 |
| 26   | Punjab        | NA      | NA      | NA      | 209.46   | 125.68   | 94.26    |   346.36 |   207.82 |   45.59 |
| 27   | Rajasthan     | 163.94  | 98.36   | 24.59   | 450.83   | 270.5    | 118.69   |   434.66 |   260.79 |   21.38 |
| 28   | Sikkim        | 22.61   | 20.35   | 10.18   | 34.51    | 31.06    | 15.11    |    29.7  |    26.73 |    5.79 |
| 29   | Telangana     | 398.69  | 239.21  | 59.8    | 647.78   | 388.67   | 342.09   |   422.54 |   253.52 |   16.88 |
| 30   | Tripura       | 26.23   | 23.61   | 11.8    | 57.41    | 51.67    | 38.45    |    43.04 |    38.73 |    1.67 |
| 31   | Uttar Pradesh | 404.98  | 242.99  | 121.5   | 671.14   | 402.68   | 246.86   |   629.38 |   377.63 |   56.83 |
| 32   | Uttarakhand   | 72.91   | 65.62   | 57.42   | 130.1    | 117.09   | 58.6     |   149.07 |   134.16 |    8.18 |
| 32   | KVS           | 590.71  | 590.71  | 295.36  | 817.78   | 817.78   | 656.29   |   428.05 |   428.05 |   93.69 |
| 33   | NVS           | 260.73  | 260.73  | 162.72  | 654.44   | 654.44   | 441.03   |   383.65 |   383.65 |  265.1  |
| 34   | NCERT         | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA       | NA       | NA       |     5.12 |     5.12 |    1.28 |
|      | Total         | 3395.04 | 2520.34 | 1216.68 | 8067.26  | 5808.72  | 3571.08  |  8592.25 |  5811.27 |  739.69 |

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

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 402 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH VERMA, DR. LATA WANKHEDE, SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL, SMT. SHAMBHAVI AND DR. D.  PURANDESWARI,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF  PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER PM SHRI SCHEME'

The State/UT/KVS/NVS/NCERT-wise enrolment of students in PM SHRI schools as per UDISE+ data of FY 2024-25 is as follows:

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs//KVS/NVS/NCERT   | Total Enrolment    |
|---------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS         | (in numbers) 9,319 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH                      | 4,91,452           |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                   | 20,514             |
| 4       | ASSAM                               | 2,33,510           |
| 5       | BIHAR                               | 7,07,205           |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH                          | 4,864              |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH                        | 1,57,941           |
| 8       | DDNH&DD                             | 4,390              |
| 9       | GOA                                 | 5,116              |
| 10      | GUJARAT                             | 2,05,990           |
| 11      | HARYANA                             | 1,56,516           |
| 12      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                    | 67,014             |
| 13      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                   | 90,606             |
| 14      | JHARKHAND                           | 2,23,346           |
| 15      | KARNATAKA                           | 2,07,377           |
| 16      | KVS                                 | 11,22,595          |
| 17      | LADAKH                              | 3,242              |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP                         | 5,996              |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH                      | 4,40,274           |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA                         | 3,05,210           |
| 21      | MANIPUR                             | 38,597             |
| 22      | MEGHALAYA                           | 16,115             |
| 23      | MIZORAM                             | 4,464              |
| 24      | NAGALAND                            | 13,959             |
| 25      | NVS                                 | 2,86,256           |
| 26      | NCERT                               | 3,432              |
| 27      | ODISHA                              | 3,87,544           |
| 28      | PUDUCHERRY                          | 6,859              |
| 29      | PUNJAB                              | 2,18,434           |
| 30      | RAJASTHAN                           | 2,95,131           |
| 31      | SIKKIM                              | 19,019             |
| 32      | TELANGANA                           | 3,13,221           |
| 33      | TRIPURA                             | 37,826             |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH                       | 6,31,879           |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND                         | 83,783             |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                               | 68,18,996          |

Source

: UDISE+ 2024-2025