Lok Sabha Question No. 3474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Assessment of Primary Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Assessment of Primary Education

## 3474.   SHRI B.V. NAIK: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has made any assessment of primary education, being imparted in the country, including teaching staff and infrastructural facilities;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the details of requirements of primary teachers and vacancies, buildings, furniture, toilets, etc. at present in all the States, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)   the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to help the States to improve primary school infrastructure in the States including Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme has an inbuilt concurrent evaluation and monitoring  system.  The  implementation  is  reviewed  twice  every  year  by  a  Joint  Review  Mission (JRM)  comprising  independent  experts  and  members  of  external  funding  agencies,  covering  all States  by  rotation.  The  last  JRM  was  held  from  2 nd to  16 th December,  2015.  In  addition  38 Monitoring Institutions assess implementation of the SSA Programme in the districts

Data  on  educational  indicators  including  teachers  and  infrastructural  facilities  is  collected through a Unified District Information System of Education (UDISE) every year. These evaluation reports and related information are placed in the public domain on the Ministry's website.

(c): As  per  UDISE  2013-14,  the  drinking  water  facilities,  ramps,  boundary  wall,  playground, library  and  electricity  facilities  are  available  in  94.14%,  64.94%,  56.98%,  51.89%,  78.29%  and 48.86% of schools respectively.  After construction of 4,17,796 school toilets during last one year under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, every Government school now has gender segregated toilets for girls and boys.

As  per  UDISE  2013-14,  State-wise  details  of  Pupil-Teacher  Ratio  and  average  StudentClassroom Ratio in primary schools are at Annexure-I.

The state-wise details on Teacher posts sanctioned, working and vacant under the State and the SSA at elementary level is at Annexure-II.

(d): Under  SSA,  the  Central  Government  provides  financial  support  to  all  States/UTs  including Karnataka  to  strengthen  school  infrastructure  and  for  implementation  of  provision  of  Right  of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

Since  the  inception  of  SSA  in  2000-01  till  30.09.2015,  3.64  lakh  new  elementary  schools, construction  of  3.11  lakh  school  buildings,  18.61  lakh  additional  classrooms,  2.38  lakh  drinking water facilities, 10.14 lakh school toilets and 19.48 lakh teacher posts have been sanctioned to States and UTs.

For  the  State  of  Karnataka  5814  new  elementary  schools,  3756  school  buildings,  57970 additional  classrooms,  22861  drinking  water  facilities,  54799  toilets  (including  toilets  approved under Swachh Vidyalaya initiative) and 29057 teachers posts have been sanctioned so far since the inception of the scheme.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI B.V. NAIK & SHRI  ASHOK  MAHADEORAO  NETE  REGARDING  'ASSESSMENT  OF  PRIMARY EDUCATION'.

Statement shows State-wise details of Pupil-Teacher Ratio and average Student- Classroom Ratio in primary schools

| State/UT          |   Pupil-Teacher Ratio* |   Average Student Classroom Ratio |
|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| A &NIslands       |                      9 |                                10 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                     23 |                                22 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                     13 |                                11 |
| Assam             |                     24 |                                29 |
| Bihar             |                     38 |                                55 |
| Chandigarh        |                     15 |                                28 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                     21 |                                22 |
| D &NHaveli        |                     20 |                                22 |
| Daman &Diu        |                     26 |                                31 |
| Delhi             |                     25 |                                36 |
| Goa               |                     21 |                                20 |
| Gujarat           |                     21 |                                22 |
| Haryana           |                     24 |                                26 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                     13 |                                11 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |                      9 |                                10 |
| Jharkhand         |                     30 |                                22 |
| Karnataka         |                     18 |                                14 |
| Kerala            |                     17 |                                16 |
| Lakshadweep       |                      9 |                                17 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                     24 |                                22 |
| Maharashtra       |                     25 |                                24 |
| Manipur           |                     13 |                                13 |
| Meghalaya         |                     21 |                                19 |
| Mizoram           |                     14 |                                13 |
| Nagaland          |                     14 |                                14 |
| Odisha            |                     20 |                                21 |
| Puducherry        |                     14 |                                15 |
| Punjab            |                     19 |                                21 |
| Rajasthan         |                     18 |                                18 |
| Sikkim            |                      7 |                                 7 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                     19 |                                19 |
| Tripura           |                     12 |                                14 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                     41 |                                31 |
| Uttarakhand       |                     20 |                                16 |
| West Bengal       |                     27 |                                24 |
| All States        |                     25 |                                25 |

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*As per RTE Act, the PTR norm is 30.

Source: UDISE, 2013-14

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI B.V. NAIK & SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE REGARDING 'ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION'.

The details on Teachers posts sanctioned, working and vacant under State and SSA at elementary level.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Sanctioned Post   | Sanctioned Post   | Sanctioned Post   | Working   | Working   | Working   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | By State          | Under SSA         | Total             | By State  | Under SSA | Total     | By State    | Under SSA   | Total       |
| 1         | A &NIsland        | 3557              | 206               | 3763              | 3311      | 157       | 3468      | 246         | 49          | 295         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 122926            | 24213             | 147139            | 105798    | 24213     | 130011    | 17128       | 0           | 17128       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 6163              | 7340              | 13503             | 6163      | 6561      | 12724     | 0           | 779         | 779         |
| 4         | Assam             | 156005            | 45686             | 201691            | 132608    | 34510     | 167118    | 23397       | 11176       | 34573       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 190497            | 402042            | 592539            | 122524    | 284699    | 407223    | 67973       | 117343      | 185316      |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 3950              | 1390              | 5340              | 2016      | 1160      | 3176      | 1934        | 230         | 2164        |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 189019            | 52946             | 241965            | 159463    | 51577     | 211040    | 29556       | 1369        | 30925       |
| 8         | D &Nagar Haveli   | 858               | 946               | 1804              | 814       | 692       | 1506      | 44          | 254         | 298         |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        | 483               | 118               | 601               | 483       | 59        | 542       | 0           | 59          | 59          |
| 10        | Delhi             | 48549             | 6541              | 55090             | 36620     | 3059      | 39679     | 11929       | 3482        | 15411       |
| 11        | Goa               | 5510              | 179               | 5689              | 5510      | 179       | 5689      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 172032            | 53688             | 225720            | 172032    | 43751     | 215783    | 0           | 9937        | 9937        |
| 13        | Haryana           | 56655             | 13435             | 70090             | 46653     | 11614     | 58267     | 10002       | 1821        | 11823       |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 44022             | 5556              | 49578             | 42413     | 5556      | 47969     | 1609        | 0           | 1609        |
| 15        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 48396             | 43471             | 91867             | 43592     | 41509     | 85101     | 4804        | 1962        | 6766        |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 69522             | 122678            | 192200            | 34052     | 78554     | 112606    | 35470       | 44124       | 79594       |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 204035            | 29057             | 233092            | 189332    | 24274     | 213606    | 14703       | 4783        | 19486       |
| 18        | Kerala            | 123457            | 2925              | 126382            | 123457    | 1825      | 125282    | 0           | 1100        | 1100        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 699               | 40                | 739               | 659       | 32        | 691       | 40          | 8           | 48          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 184171            | 178928            | 363099            | 176043    | 144372    | 320415    | 8128        | 34556       | 42684       |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 286696            | 15387             | 302083            | 280456    | 15387     | 295843    | 6240        | 0           | 6240        |
| 22        | Manipur           | 15591             | 3235              | 18826             | 15591     | 2871      | 18462     | 0           | 364         | 364         |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 9215              | 13370             | 22585             | 9215      | 12481     | 21696     | 0           | 889         | 889         |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 10280             | 2228              | 12508             | 9371      | 2193      | 11564     | 909         | 35          | 944         |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 13504             | 3464              | 16968             | 13504     | 3147      | 16651     | 0           | 317         | 317         |
| 26        | Odisha            | 136669            | 92337             | 229006            | 133303    | 92337     | 225640    | 3366        | 0           | 3366        |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 3876              | 30                | 3906              | 3148      | 12        | 3160      | 728         | 18          | 746         |
| 28        | Punjab            | 81423             | 14090             | 95513             | 63437     | 10661     | 74098     | 17986       | 3429        | 21415       |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 156392            | 122024            | 278416            | 155540    | 98677     | 254217    | 852         | 23347       | 24199       |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 7206              | 563               | 7769              | 7206      | 563       | 7769      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 128648            | 35001             | 163649            | 127268    | 34908     | 162176    | 1380        | 93          | 1473        |
| 32        | Telangana         | 83230             | 14277             | 97507             | 70181     | 14277     | 84458     | 13049       | 0           | 13049       |
| 33        | Tripura           | 28230             | 6070              | 34300             | 28230     | 5808      | 34038     | 0           | 262         | 262         |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 336543            | 423355            | 759898            | 193016    | 352734    | 545750    | 143527      | 70621       | 214148      |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 35144             | 10909             | 46053             | 32843     | 6502      | 39345     | 2301        | 4407        | 6708        |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 253890            | 200970            | 454860            | 227253    | 147730    | 374983    | 26637       | 53240       | 79877       |
|           | Total             | 3217043           | 1948695           | 5165738           | 2773105   | 1558641   | 4331746   | 443938      | 390054      | 833992      |

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