Lok Sabha Question No. 3868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: Construction of New Classrooms in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3868

ANSWERED ON 16/03/2026

## Construction of New Classrooms in Government Schools

3868.  Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar: Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the extent to which the work is being carried out on the education policy in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the shortage of classrooms in primary, secondary and higher secondary Government schools in the country particularly in various regions of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof including Dharashiv Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of urgent measures being taken to address the above shortcomings;
- (d)  the  number  of  proposals  received  and  approved  by  the  Central  Government  under  Samagra Shiksha for the construction of new classrooms above said areas and constituency;
- (e) the details of funds sanctioned and released for this purpose during the last five years; and
- (f) the timeline fixed for completion of approved classroom construction works?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  Department  of  School  Education &  Literacy under the Ministry of Education  is implementing the Samagra Shiksha scheme since 2018-19 to support States and Union Territories (UTs) in strengthening existing Government schools. Following the implementation of the National Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020,  several  initiatives  have  been  undertaken  to  improve  the  quality, accessibility  and  inclusiveness  of  school  education.  These  include  alignment  of  Samagra  Shiksha with NEP 2020, implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission for achieving foundational literacy and  numeracy,  and  Vidya  Pravesh  for  play-based  school  preparation.  Digital  learning  is  being strengthened  through  PM  e-VIDYA  and  the  DIKSHA  platform.  Curriculum  reforms  have  been introduced through the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE), supported by learning resources such  as  Jadui  Pitara.  Further,  institutional  mechanisms  such  as  PARAKH,  NISHTHA,  National Professional  Standards  for  Teachers  (NPST),  and  the  National  Digital  Education  Architecture (NDEAR) have been introduced to strengthen assessment, teacher training and digital infrastructure. Adult literacy is being promoted through the ULLAS - New India Literacy Programme, and the PM

SHRI Schools scheme aims to develop 14,500 model schools across the country demonstrating the implementation of NEP 2020.

(b) to (f): The need for additional classrooms and the infrastructural facilities in schools are worked out every year by the respective State/Union Territory on incremental basis depending on their need and  priority  and  gaps  identified  through  the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education (UDISE+) and the same is reflected in their Annual Work plan & Budget (AWP&B). These plans are then  appraised  and  approved  by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB)  in  the  Department  of  School Education & Literacy in consultation with the States and Union Territories as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme, physical and financial progress of works sanctioned earlier and availability of budgetary resources. Under the scheme, funds are released to States on a lump sum basis instead of separate amounts for each component and the States utilises the funds as per their priority and urgency.

Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India, and most schools fall under the jurisdiction of State and UT Governments. Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education  Act,  2009,  States  and  UTs  are  the  appropriate  Governments  responsible  for  providing classrooms in schools as per the norms and standards specified in the Schedule to the Act and the respective State RTE Rules. As per UDISE+ 2024-25, there are 10,13,322 Government schools in the country. The total number of classrooms in these Government schools is 49,39,953. The Statewise details is provided in Annexure-I .

As  per  PRABANDH,  a  total  of  42,351  additional  classrooms  have  been  approved  for Government schools across the country including Maharashtra during the last five years (2021-22 to 2025-26),  for  which  a  total  amount  of  ₹4,94,624.51  lakh  has  been  sanctioned.  The  detailed information is provided in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3868  ANSWERED  ON  16 TH   MARCH,  2026  ASKED  BY HON'BLE  MPs  SHRI  OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS  PAVAN  RAJENIMBALKAR AND  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT  REGARDING  CONSTRUCTION  OF  NEW CLASSROOMS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

## Classroom in Government School including Maharashtra

| State/UTs Name            |   Total Number of Government Schools |   Number of Classroom in Government Schools 2024-25 |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands  |                                  335 |                                                2655 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |                                44886 |                                              171754 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |                                 2558 |                                               14313 |
| Assam                     |                                44741 |                                              170631 |
| Bihar                     |                                76320 |                                              452816 |
| Chandigarh                |                                  118 |                                                3613 |
| Chhattisgarh              |                                48827 |                                              178944 |
| D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu |                                  361 |                                                2560 |
| Delhi                     |                                 2681 |                                               62883 |
| Goa                       |                                  780 |                                                2618 |
| Gujarat                   |                                34638 |                                              201561 |
| Haryana                   |                                14338 |                                               85186 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                                14725 |                                               62254 |
| Jammu &Kashmir            |                                18785 |                                               82174 |
| Jharkhand                 |                                35788 |                                              182303 |
| Karnataka                 |                                48844 |                                              253051 |
| Kerala                    |                                 4808 |                                               65498 |
| Ladakh                    |                                  812 |                                                3907 |
| Lakshadweep               |                                   36 |                                                 528 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                                92250 |                                              385925 |
| Maharashtra               |                                64884 |                                              271903 |
| Manipur                   |                                 2952 |                                               14873 |
| Meghalaya                 |                                 7789 |                                               23508 |
| Mizoram                   |                                 2617 |                                               10660 |
| Nagaland                  |                                 1936 |                                               13667 |
| Odisha                    |                                48625 |                                              194491 |
| Puducherry                |                                  419 |                                                3571 |
| Punjab                    |                                19243 |                                              103604 |
| Rajasthan                 |                                70155 |                                              361548 |
| Sikkim                    |                                  857 |                                                7531 |
| Tamilnadu                 |                                37626 |                                              218403 |
| Telangana                 |                                30057 |                                              130223 |
| Tripura                   |                                 4187 |                                               25037 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                               137172 |                                              658590 |
| Uttarakhand               |                                16018 |                                               53485 |
| West Bengal               |                                82154 |                                              463685 |
| Grand                     |                              1013322 |                                             4939953 |

Source: UDISE+ 2024-25

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3868  ANSWERED  ON  16 TH   MARCH,  2026  ASKED  BY HON'BLE  MPs  SHRI  OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS  PAVAN  RAJENIMBALKAR AND  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT  REGARDING  CONSTRUCTION  OF  NEW CLASSROOMS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

Additional Classroom in Government School including Maharashtra during 2021-22 to 2025-26

| Sl No       | State/UTs              |   Physical Approval |   Approved Amount (Rs. in Lakh) |
|-------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh         |                 281 |                         3765.17 |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh      |                 248 |                         3696.46 |
| 3           | Assam                  |                3601 |                        45911.4  |
| 4           | Bihar                  |                8319 |                       108472    |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh           |                1865 |                        15397.5  |
| 6           | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                   1 |                           10.88 |
| 7           | Delhi                  |                  36 |                          742.84 |
| 8           | Gujarat                |                 832 |                        14548.6  |
| 9           | Haryana                |                2293 |                        25595.7  |
| 10          | Himachal Pradesh       |                 222 |                         2638.25 |
| 11          | Jammu and Kashmir      |                3418 |                        42655    |
| 12          | Jharkhand              |                1243 |                        11434.1  |
| 13          | Karnataka              |                  37 |                          651.2  |
| 14          | Kerala                 |                  71 |                          785.5  |
| 15          | Ladakh                 |                 132 |                         1272.56 |
| 16          | Madhya Pradesh         |                 998 |                        16083.3  |
| 17          | Maharashtra            |                 146 |                         1963.35 |
| 18          | Manipur                |                 307 |                         6372.42 |
| 19          | Meghalaya              |                  18 |                          243.78 |
| 20          | Mizoram                |                  20 |                          423.05 |
| 21          | Nagaland               |                  82 |                         1738.99 |
| 22          | Odisha                 |                2363 |                        37291.1  |
| 23          | Puducherry             |                   4 |                           69.44 |
| 24          | Punjab                 |                2196 |                        18897.1  |
| 25          | Rajasthan              |                1556 |                        18327.1  |
| 26          | Sikkim                 |                   6 |                          114.6  |
| 27          | Tamil Nadu             |                 231 |                         4320.9  |
| 28          | Telangana              |                 209 |                         3329    |
| 29          | Tripura                |                 408 |                         9336.46 |
| 30          | Uttar Pradesh          |                8577 |                        66066.3  |
| 31          | Uttarakhand            |                 481 |                         7046.84 |
| 32          | West Bengal            |                2150 |                        25423.8  |
| Grand Total |                        |               42351 |                       494625    |

Source: PRABANDH