Lok Sabha Question No. 1227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Smart Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1227

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Smart Schools

1227. SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up smart schools in the country; (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  proposal  received  from  the  other  States  in  the country in this regard; (c) whether the Government has approved the said proposals and accorded its administrative and financial approval; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) The  'Information  Communication  Technology  in  School'  component  of RMSA Scheme provides for  setting  up  of  150  smart  schools  across  the  country  to  act  as 'Technology Demonstrators' and to propagate ICT skills among students of neighbourhood schools.  Based  on  the  viable  proposal  received  from  the  States/UTs,  50  Government Senior/Higher Secondary schools have been approved to be set up as Smart Schools across the country under the Scheme. The State-wise list of these 50 schools approved is annexed .

Under the component, an amount of Rs. 25 lakh per school is provided for setting up a smart school. Further, an amount of Rs. 2.5 lakh per year to each smart school is provided as recurring  grant  for  meeting  various  expenditures  including  maintenance,  consumables, internet usage and monitoring cost.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (a) to (d) IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1227 REGARDING 'SMART SCHOOLS' FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2015 ASKED  BY  SHRI  ABHIJIT  MUKHERJEE  INDICATING  DETAILS  OF  50  SMART SCHOOLS APPROVED TO BE SET UP IN STATE/UT-WISE UNDER THE INFORMATION &  COMMUNICATION  TECHNOLOGY  IN  SCHOOLS  COMPONENT  OF  CONVERGED RMSA SCHEME.

| Name of States / UTs   |   Smart Schools approved under ICT in School Component of Converged RMSA Scheme in Government Senior and Higher Secondary Schools. |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A &NIsland             |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Andhra Pradesh         |                                                                                                                                  3 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Assam                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Bihar                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Chandigarh             |                                                                                                                                  1 |
| Chhattisgarh           |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| D &NHaveli             |                                                                                                                                  2 |
| Daman and Diu          |                                                                                                                                  2 |
| Delhi                  |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Goa                    |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Gujarat                |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Haryana                |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Himachal Pradesh       |                                                                                                                                  5 |
| Jammu &Kashmir         |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Jharkhand              |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Karnataka              |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Kerala                 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Lakshadweep            |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Maharashtra            |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Manipur                |                                                                                                                                  4 |
| Meghalaya              |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Mizoram                |                                                                                                                                  4 |
| Nagaland               |                                                                                                                                  4 |
| Odisha                 |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Puducherry             |                                                                                                                                  4 |
| Punjab                 |                                                                                                                                  5 |
| Rajasthan              |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Sikkim                 |                                                                                                                                  4 |
| Tamil Nadu             |                                                                                                                                  5 |
| Telangana              |                                                                                                                                  2 |
| Tripura                |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| Uttarakhand            |                                                                                                                                  0 |
| West Bengal            |                                                                                                                                  5 |
| Total                  |                                                                                                                                 50 |