Lok Sabha Question No. 1178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Special Focus Districts under SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2016

## Special Focus Districts under SSA

## 1178.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government efforts in bridging gender and social category gaps in elementary education under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) have given the desired results;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  special  focus  districts  on  the  basis  of  adverse performance; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)  and  (b):    Consequent  upon  interventions  under  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  the enrolment share of children belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) at elementary level is 20.24%, 19.72%  and  19.80%  during  the  years  2012-13,  2013-14  and  2014-15  respectively,  as  per Unified  Districts  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE)  data,  whereas  their  share  in population  is  16.6%  (as  per  Census  2011).  Similarly,  the  enrolment  share  of  children belonging  to  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  at  elementary  level  is  10.85%,  10.63%  and  10.47% respectively  during  the  years  2012-13,  2013-14  and  2014-15;  whereas  their  share  in population is  8.6% (as per Census 2011). The percentage of enrolment of Muslim children during last three years has increased from 13.52% in 2012-13, to 13.73% in 2013-14 and to 13.77% in 2014-15. The percentage of enrolment of girls has remained at 48.49%, 48.36% and  48.34%  respectively  for  the  years  2012-13,  2013-14  and  2014-15.  State  and  UT-wise details  of  enrolment  of  girls,  children  from  SC,  ST  and  Muslim  community  during  the  last three years at the elementary level are annexed.

(c): Under SSA, districts with high concentration of population of SCs, STs and Muslims have been identified as Special Focus Districts (SFDs). The criteria for identifying the SFDs in case of  SCs  and  STs  is  population  of  25%  and  above,  while  for  Muslims,  it  is  20%  and  above. SFDs  also  include  121  districts  identified  by  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  to  monitor implementation  of  SSA  as  part  of  Prime  Minister's  15  Point  Programme  and  88  districts identified  by  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  as  districts  affected  with  Left  Wing  Extremism (LWE). A total of 323 districts under one or more of the above categories have been identified as SFDs under SSA.

(d): In 2016-17, the allocation to SFDs under SSA accounts for 48% of the total outlay under SSA.  Since  the  inception  of  SSA  upto  31.03.2016,  95221  primary  schools,  54723  upper primary schools and 881856 additional classrooms have been constructed in SFDs. Besides, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) has played an important role in furthering the goal  of  girls'  education  in  educationally  backward  blocks  of  the  country.  A  total  of  330 KGBVs, which are upper primary residential schools for girls, have been sanctioned in the SC concentrated  SFDs,  out  of  which  326  are  operational  enrolling  30905  girls.  Similarly,  508 KGBVs have been  sanctioned  in  ST  concentrated  SFDs  and  507  are  operational  enrolling 55687  girls.  In  ST  concentrated  SFDs,  106  residential  schools  and  190  hostels  have  been sanctioned. In LWE affected SFDs, 66 residential schools, 93 hostels and 913 KGBVs have been sanctioned.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1178 ASKED BY ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016 REGARDING 'SPECIAL FOCUS DISTRICTS UNDER SSA'

## Statement showing percentage of enrolment of children from SC, ST, Muslim and Girls during last three years at elementary level

| State/UT                 | SC      | SC      | SC      | ST      | ST      | ST      | Muslim   | Muslim   | Muslim   | Girls   | Girls   | Girls   |
|--------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
| State/UT                 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2012-13  | 2013-14  | 2014-15  | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.01    | 7.41    | 7.96    | 8.28    | 8.22     | 8.39     | 8.73     | 48.72   | 48.79   | 49.02   |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 18.91   | 18.75   | 19.99   | 9.95    | 9.79    | 7.49    | 9.85     | 9.83     | 7.46     | 48.87   | 48.70   | 48.45   |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.90    | 0.58    | 0.42    | 74.35   | 74.52   | 74.71   | 0.66     | 0.99     | 1.04     | 49.20   | 49.30   | 49.39   |
| Assam                    | 9.06    | 8.89    | 8.74    | 14.53   | 14.65   | 14.57   | 38.00    | 38.82    | 37.96    | 50.24   | 50.27   | 50.26   |
| Bihar                    | 19.28   | 19.10   | 19.14   | 2.06    | 1.81    | 1.82    | 14.55    | 14.95    | 15.24    | 50.01   | 49.77   | 49.77   |
| Chandigarh               | 8.94    | 10.18   | 9.92    | 0.02    | 0.16    | 0.15    | 2.93     | 5.16     | 5.47     | 45.75   | 45.78   | 46.06   |
| Chhattisgarh             | 15.91   | 14.97   | 14.76   | 32.72   | 32.73   | 32.44   | 1.44     | 1.46     | 1.59     | 49.09   | 49.10   | 48.99   |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 2.01    | 1.95    | 2.48    | 63.68   | 60.04   | 57.48   | 3.22     | 2.94     | 3.44     | 46.68   | 46.47   | 46.46   |
| Daman &Diu               | 3.27    | 3.60    | 3.36    | 11.32   | 9.39    | 9.17    | 9.50     | 9.56     | 9.05     | 45.91   | 45.85   | 45.92   |
| Delhi                    | 10.52   | 10.40   | 10.25   | 0.38    | 0.35    | 0.36    | 15.51    | 15.92    | 15.63    | 46.55   | 46.38   | 46.56   |
| Goa                      | 1.85    | 1.61    | 1.54    | 7.64    | 9.21    | 8.69    | 9.60     | 11.17    | 10.96    | 47.59   | 47.69   | 47.88   |
| Gujarat                  | 7.59    | 7.26    | 7.17    | 17.97   | 17.36   | 17.36   | 8.59     | 8.72     | 8.72     | 46.09   | 46.05   | 46.18   |
| Haryana                  | 26.13   | 25.02   | 24.65   | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 9.16     | 9.18     | 9.17     | 45.29   | 45.45   | 45.42   |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 29.46   | 27.90   | 27.61   | 5.80    | 5.52    | 5.55    | 1.66     | 2.07     | 1.88     | 47.26   | 47.41   | 47.61   |
| Jammu &Kashmir           | 7.93    | 8.41    | 8.32    | 16.59   | 15.16   | 15.53   | 66.83    | 66.36    | 66.51    | 47.24   | 47.58   | 47.61   |
| Jharkhand                | 14.81   | 14.72   | 14.81   | 28.86   | 28.46   | 28.44   | 13.78    | 12.92    | 12.77    | 49.37   | 49.31   | 49.30   |
| Karnataka                | 20.24   | 18.83   | 18.99   | 8.12    | 7.87    | 7.82    | 15.4     | 14.09    | 14.19    | 48.10   | 48.30   | 48.38   |
| Kerala                   | 9.54    | 9.08    | 8.86    | 1.93    | 1.73    | 1.83    | 31.43    | 33.84    | 33.47    | 48.72   | 48.72   | 48.79   |

| Lakshadweep    | 0.22   | 0.05   |   0.01 | 98.76   | 99.25   |   99.28 | 97.89   | 97.06   |   99.63 | 50.89   | 49.99   |   50.08 |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Madhya Pradesh | 17.63  | 17.43  |  17.26 | 25.11   | 24.55   |   24.6  | 5.10    | 5.01    |    5.07 | 48.83   | 48.33   |   47.91 |
| Maharashtra    | 13.98  | 13.64  |  13.47 | 12.07   | 11.74   |   11.83 | 13.12   | 13.18   |   13.3  | 46.83   | 46.81   |   46.85 |
| Manipur        | 4.83   | 3.84   |   4.26 | 51.18   | 44.13   |   42.84 | 9.16    | 8.90    |    9.42 | 49.76   | 49.76   |   49.59 |
| Meghalaya      | 1.12   | 1.36   |   1.26 | 91.33   | 90.77   |   90.79 | 2.10    | 3.54    |    3.43 | 50.89   | 50.95   |   50.74 |
| Mizoram        | 0.22   | 0.42   |   0.46 | 99.22   | 98.49   |   98.39 | 0.13    | 0.51    |    0.47 | 48.16   | 48.33   |   48.19 |
| Nagaland       | 2.26   | 0.69   |   0.13 | 92.42   | 90.10   |   88.24 | 0.82    | 1.88    |    2.65 | 49.27   | 49.23   |   49    |
| Odisha         | 19.73  | 19.20  |  19.12 | 30.21   | 29.86   |   30.21 | 1.91    | 1.74    |    1.78 | 48.48   | 48.45   |   48.37 |
| Puducherry     | 18.42  | 19.35  |  18.95 | 0.18    | 0.00    |    0    | 1.48    | 7.31    |    7.32 | 48.77   | 48.63   |   48.53 |
| Punjab         | 41.29  | 37.55  |  37.44 | 0.02    | 0.04    |    0.01 | 1.58    | 1.90    |    2.08 | 44.55   | 44.74   |   44.94 |
| Rajasthan      | 20.37  | 19.92  |  19.79 | 15.77   | 15.07   |   15.06 | 8.48    | 8.38    |    7.79 | 46.27   | 45.97   |   45.8  |
| Sikkim         | 7.36   | 7.73   |   7.8  | 36.85   | 36.04   |   36.5  | 1.18    | 1.78    |    1.51 | 49.50   | 49.04   |   48.87 |
| Tamil Nadu     | 24.37  | 24.22  |  24.26 | 1.75    | 1.70    |    1.73 | 5.87    | 6.07    |    5.88 | 48.77   | 48.67   |   48.7  |
| Telangana      |        |        |  16.8  |         |         |   12.08 |         |         |   13.73 |         |         |   48.65 |
| Tripura        | 17.93  | 18.73  |  18.83 | 39.39   | 38.59   |   38.46 | 12.20   | 12.41   |   12.4  | 48.92   | 49.01   |   49.06 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 27.74  | 27.45  |  28.17 | 0.78    | 0.74    |    0.74 | 13.20   | 13.86   |   13.29 | 49.30   | 49.03   |   49.14 |
| Uttarakhand    | 24.83  | 24.28  |  24.12 | 3.20    | 3.08    |    2.92 | 14.28   | 13.61   |   14.76 | 47.87   | 47.56   |   47.48 |
| West Bengal    | 27.12  | 27.59  |  27.57 | 7.12    | 7.23    |    7.19 | 30.90   | 31.92   |   33.07 | 50.27   | 50.19   |   50.05 |
| All States     | 20.24  | 19.72  |  19.8  | 10.85   | 10.63   |   10.47 | 13.52   | 13.73   |   13.77 | 48.49   | 48.36   |   48.34 |

Source: UDISE