Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Delay in Release of Funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri E Tukaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 419

## ANSWERED ON 02/02/2026

## Delay in Release of Funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

419. Shri E Tukaram:
2. Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  delay  in  release  of  Central  funds under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has affected school education work, including  timely  payment of teachers' salaries in some  States,  including Karnataka; (b) if so, the details of SSA funds pending release during the last three years, State/UT-wise, including Karnataka; (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  release  the  pending  funds  at  the earliest to avoid any disruption in teachers' salaries and school  activities, if so, the details thereof; and
3. (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  Under  the  Centrally  sponsored  scheme-Samagra  Shiksha,  financial assistance  is  provided  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  various  interventions/activities including teachers' salary as per norms of the scheme. Central share of funds is released  based  on  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B)  prepared  by  the States  and  UTs  including  Karnataka  based  on  their  requirements  and  priorities and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education at the beginning of every year. These plans are then appraised/approved by Project Approval Board in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial norms of the Scheme and availability of budgetary resources. Under the scheme, lump

sum  funds  are  released  to the States/UTs  in four instalments instead of component-wise.  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  Central  share  of  funds  released during the last three years are given at Annexure-I . Funds approved under the scheme in a financial year are to be utilized during the same financial year. However, funds approved for non-recurring activities can be  carried  forward  to  next  financial  year  or  surrendered  by  a  State/UT  as  per requirement with the approval of PAB. Release  of  instalments  is  made  on  the  basis  of  fulfilment  of  mandatory conditions  such  as  release  of  commensurate  State  share,  utilization  of  75%  of funds  already  available,  compliance  of  financial  procedures  set  by  Ministry  of Finance  etc.  States  are  advised  from  time  to  time  to  fulfil  these  requirements promptly to enable timely release of Central assistance. Further, the recruitment and other service matters of teachers are under the domain  of  State/UT  Governments  and  Samagra  Shiksha  provides  lump  sum (aggregate)  support  as  per  the  availability  of  funds,  as  per  the  norms  given under Programmatic and Financial norms of the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  419  ASKED  BY  SHRI  E.  TUKARAM  HON'BLE  MP ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEB 2026 REGARDING DELAY IN RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

## Details of Central Share Approved and Released during the Last Three Financial Years under Samagra Shiksha

(Rs in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT          | 2022-23*               | 2022-23*   | 2023-24*               | 2023-24*          | 2024-25*               | 2024-25*   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT          | Central Share approved | Released   | Central Share approved | Released          | Central Share approved | Released   |
| 1         | A & N Islands                 | 7402.1                 | 5651.44    | 9532.55                | 5527.59           | 8484.17                | 6052.36    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                | 171258.59              | 150359.02  | 179657.608             | 128940.788        | 173293.31              | 124010.57  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh             | 53369.59               | 25229.47   | 59601.029              | 47503.49          | 64447.49               | 57585.11   |
| 4         | Assam                         | 251460.08              | 208086.22  | 260407.292             | 181046.93         | 288347.22              | 202677.34  |
| 5         | Bihar                         | 501887.29              | 355459.46  | 502132.656             | 424173.08         | 499123.47              | 421781.44  |
| 6         | Chandigarh                    | 12422.81               | 10979.21   | 13213.99               | 11636.31          | 13720.64               | 11858.35   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                  | 113833.06              | 82800      | 120045.112             | 77659.06          | 126779.26              | 83065.84   |
| 8         | Dadra & N. Haveli Daman & Diu | 8793.65                | 6466.66    | 9537.23                | 4130.25           | 9802.68                | 5462.64    |
| 9         | Delhi                         | 37727.38               | 22193.92   | 37783.6                | 14608.83          | 56633.22               | 38539.03   |
| 10        | Goa                           | 2985.77                | 2985.77    | 3077.84                | 1875.43           | 2426.79                | 1633.61    |
| 11        | Gujarat                       | 137120.75              | 132125.03  | 133473.508             | 113253.16         | 160173.72              | 124554.05  |
| 12        | Haryana                       | 96350.03               | 67021.33   | 101502.757             | 57880.24          | 107632.86              | 53643.94   |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh              | 73808.17               | 55160.13   | 68685.118              | 48596.96          | 76494.93               | 52619.99   |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir               | 165059.67              | 36497.18   | 173649.666             | 86543.88          | 172160.13              | 82349.31   |
| 15        | Jharkhand                     | 116768.12              | 115451.63  | 125218.508             | 110493.28         | 117386.04              | 107444.41  |
| 16        | Karnataka                     | 100494.06              | 86152.48   | 95443.122              | 82808.79          | 93654.51               | 86830.33   |
| 17        | Kerala                        | 34847                  | 17815.99   | 34334.47               | 14165.74          | 42889.42               | -          |
| 18        | Ladakh                        | 12349.12               | 1489.36    | 19159.03               | 5222.63           | 20099.43               | 13999.80   |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                   | 786.86                 | 432.99     | 575.47                 | 100.05            | 741.78                 | 306.12     |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                | 372787.9               | 193928.88  | 389333.2               | 298151.13         | 412209.15              | 343471.12  |
| 21        | Maharashtra                   | 159289.59              | 90000      | 134800.532             | 100119.1          | 143859.39              | 112624.52  |
| 22        | Manipur                       | 49418.88               | 40475.7    | 49677.819              | 25721.89          | 53200.51               | 46559.15   |
| 23        | Meghalaya                     | 37515.29               | 37515.29   | 40496.07               | 39418.22          | 39882.71               | 36282.56   |
| 24        | Mizoram                       | 32308.05               | 14268.09   | 36087.439              | 27414.06          | 29798.67               | 21651.76   |
| 25        | Nagaland                      | 28104.5                | 28104.49   | 33362.725              | 23125.34          | 28439.24               | 21140.50   |
| 26        | Odisha                        | 184107.55              | 183666.84  | 196376.544             | 123660.69         | 193480.26              | 167239.29  |
| 27        | Puducherry                    | 1987.3                 | 1527.52    | 2256.398               | 1247.37           | 1974.29                | 1246.03    |
| 28        | Punjab                        | 71906.33               | 60504.93   | 71866.492              | 33111.65          | 70878.25               | 67813.14   |
| 29        | Rajasthan                     | 345219.75              | 213861.12  | 359233.848             | 320289.45         | 386553.20              | 309065.25  |
| 30        | Sikkim                        | 15176.05               | 10718.96   | 16891.638              | 13260.51          | 15661.00               | 12273.95   |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                    | 211759.90              | 210723.33  | 212764.72              | 187615.54         | 215315.01              | 36280.66   |
| 32        | Telangana                     | 114385.92              | 114251.02  | 116557.40              | 92012.79          | 116271.55              | 98878.94   |
| 33        | Tripura                       | 38741.08               | 28672.54   | 44074.73               | 34132.90          | 45179.94               | 42002.98   |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                 | 626179.97              | 381975.27  | 664429.006 72768.264   | 427645.13         | 697621.18              | 626479.22  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                   | 84444.06               | 70438.94   | 176747.914             | 44056.91 31129.41 | 88371.48 174579.86     | 64678.27   |
| 36        | West Bengal                   | 177338.04              | 152204.21  |                        |                   |                        | -          |