Lok Sabha Question No. 1415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Implementation of Green Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Smt. Dimple Yadav, Shri Pushpendra Saroj, Adv Priya Saroj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1415 ANSWERED ON - 09/02/2026

## Implementation of Green Schools

1415.   Smt. Dimple Yadav:

Adv Priya Saroj:

Shri Pushpendra Saroj:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of schools that have completed all 21 prescribed components for saturation of modern  facilities,  including  ICT  infrastructure,  vocational  laboratories  and  solar  power installations, State-wise and district/UT-wise, particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the total funds released and utilised for the implementation of Green Schools components, such as rainwater harvesting, waste management and nutrition gardens along with the number of schools that are  yet to receive the first installment of the Central share, State-wise and district- wise, particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether any review has been undertaken to examine the low utilisation of funds during the last two financial years as compared to budgetary allocations if so, the details thereof along with the factors identified therefor; and

(d) whether such utilisation trends have affected the timeline for achieving the target of 2027 in the country and if so, the corrective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims to strengthen more than 14,500 schools from amongst the existing schools managed by Central Government/State/UT Government/local bodies. These schools are to showcase all the initiatives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, be the exemplar schools, and also offer benchmarking leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood.

In  alignment  with  the  National  Education  Policy,  2020,  PM  SHRI  scheme  has  a provision  to  saturate  PM  SHRI  schools  with  21  components  namely  computer  lab/ICT lab/smart classrooms, library with good furniture, internet facility, vocational skill education, guidance and career counselling, fully equipped integrated science lab/physics lab/chemistry lab/biology lab, Furniture Availability, playground with well-equipped sports facilities, school innovation  council,  youth  and  eco  club  for  mission  life,  Building  as  Learning  Aid  (BaLa) features  and  jaadui  pitara  for  primary  school  children,  10  bagless  days  for  students,  child tracking software for tracking the children attendance, Clean Drinking Water, fully functioning handwashing facility and toilets, Girls' Toilets with Facility of Functional Vending Machine for  Sanitary  Pads, Organization  of  Self-Defense  Training  Sessions  for  Girls,  green  school features, Capacity Building of School Principal/Teachers, Use of TLM (Teaching and Learning Materials) in Teaching, Issuance of ID Cards to Teachers and Students.

As informed by States/UTs, the list of percentage saturation of components amongst the 21 components in schools under PM SHRI Scheme is attached as Annexure I .

(b): PM SHRI scheme aims to develop PM SHRI schools as green schools by incorporating environment friendly aspects such as rainwater harvesting, energy efficient using solar panels and LED lightings, nutrition gardens with natural farming, waste management, plastic-free, water  conservation  and  harvesting,  study  of  traditions/practises  related  to  protection  of environment and awareness generation to incorporate an organic lifestyle. These interventions aim to create a sustainable and eco-friendly learning environment in schools across the nation.

In  the  FY  2025-26,  a  total  central  outlay  of  ₹  5811.27  crore  has  been  approved  by Project Approval Board for various components including green school components for all the PM  SHRI  schools.  The  State/UT-wise  allocation  of  funds  for  implementing  green  school components for FY 2025-26 is attached as Annexure II . Further, the PM SHRI Scheme has been onboarded on the Single Nodal Agency (SNA) SPARSH platform from FY 2025-26 for the  States  and  UTs  with  legislature  for  fund  flow  and  financial  management  and  Mother Sanction  of  ₹  2346.88  crore  has  been  created  to  utilize  the  fund  including  green  school components. Mother sanctions under the scheme are issued state-wise and not school-wise or component-wise.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy  is  implementing  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of PM SHRI scheme in partnership with all the States and UTs. Financial assistance is provided to all States and UTs for various components for implementation of the interventions as per norms. Accordingly, the annual plans are prepared by the States and UTs based on their requirements and priority and this is reflected in their respective Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B). These plans are then appraised and approved/estimated by Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme. The release of central share depends on the submission of the utilisation certificates, audit reports in respect of funds released earlier, physical and financial progress reports, State contributions and compliance with the scheme norms.

Further, the department undertakes following steps in the PM SHRI scheme to ensure utilisation of funds:

- i. Monitoring of expenditure through a separate PRABANDH Portal ( https://prabandh.education.gov.in/pmshri/ ) developed by NIC, enabling monitoring of utilisation and outcomes under various components approved by PAB.
- ii. Conduct of regular monthly reviews with States/UTs to assess progress.
- iii. A dedicated PM SHRI schools activities portal ( https://pmshri.education.gov.in/sqaf/activities ) has been developed to capture realtime  data  from  schools,  including  student-level  outcomes,  infrastructure  readiness, component-wise saturation, and progress on key indicators.
- iv. A  School  Quality  Assessment  Framework  (SQAF)  has  been  developed  as  per  the recommendations of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, indicating the level of proficiency to be achieved by each PM SHRI school. SQAF is divided into six main domains, based on the six pillars of the PM SHRI scheme.
- v. Field visits by officials of the department for on-ground monitoring of the PM SHRI schools under the scheme.

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## Annexure I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1415 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026 ASKED BY SMT. DIMPLE YADAV, ADV  PRIYA  SAROJ  AND  SHRI  PUSHPENDRA  SAROJ,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEEN SCHOOLS'

As informed by States/UTs,  the  list  of    percentage  saturation  of  components  amongst  the  21 components in schools under PM SHRI Scheme is placed below:

| S.No.   | States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT           | Percentage of Saturation of 21 NEP components (%)   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 96.09%                                              |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 96.80%                                              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 85.43%                                              |
| 4       | Assam                              | 96.89%                                              |
| 5       | Bihar                              | 60.52%                                              |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         | 100.00%                                             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       | 97.93%                                              |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 78.91%                                              |
| 9       | Goa                                | 88.89%                                              |
| 10      | Gujarat                            | 91.68%                                              |
| 11      | Haryana                            | 85.99%                                              |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 96.91%                                              |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 93.73%                                              |
| 14      | Jharkhand                          | 82.33%                                              |
| 15      | Karnataka                          | 84.39%                                              |
| 16      | KVS                                | 94.62%                                              |
| 17      | Ladakh                             | 91.02%                                              |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                        | 96.82%                                              |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 86.67%                                              |
| 20      | Maharashtra                        | 91.91%                                              |
| 21      | Manipur                            | 92.35%                                              |
| 22      | Meghalaya                          | 93.33%                                              |
| 23      | Mizoram                            | 94.80%                                              |
| 24      | Nagaland                           | 85.53%                                              |
| 25      | NCERT                              | 95.00%                                              |
| 26      | NVS                                | 100.00%                                             |
| 27      | Odisha                             | 95.06%                                              |
| 28      | Puducherry                         | 97.82%                                              |
| 29      | Punjab                             | 90.57%                                              |
| 30      | Rajasthan                          | 89.26%                                              |
| 31      | Sikkim                             | 96.92%                                              |
| 32      | Telangana                          | 93.85%                                              |
| 33      | Tripura                            | 94.77%                                              |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 95.37%                                              |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        | 91.52%                                              |
|         |                                    | 91.53%                                              |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1415 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026 ASKED BY SMT. DIMPLE YADAV, ADV  PRIYA  SAROJ  AND  SHRI  PUSHPENDRA  SAROJ,  HON'BLE  MEMBERS  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEEN SCHOOLS'

The year-wise allocated funds to States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT for implementing green school component under PM SHRI Scheme is placed below:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S.No.   | States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT           | Allocated Funds   | Allocated Funds   | Allocated Funds   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT           | 2023-24           | 2024-25           | 2025-26           |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 7.30              | 2.82              | 9.02              |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 2014.02           | 1567.19           | 273.55            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 130.00            | 146.34            | 154.02            |
| 4       | Assam                              | 963.60            | 1290.01           | 195.49            |
| 5       | Bihar                              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 643.72            |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         | 1.12              | 4.62              | 3.46              |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       | 262.64            | 155.51            | 117.47            |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 19.98             | 8.27              | 26.19             |
| 9       | Goa                                | 41.26             | 37.12             | 1.40              |
| 10      | Gujarat                            | 827.94            | 403.75            | 38.04             |
| 11      | Haryana                            | 163.58            | 188.77            | 87.73             |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 0.00              | 694.59            | 681.09            |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 387.62            | 698.90            | 286.60            |
| 14      | Jharkhand                          | 0.00              | 1587.08           | 545.01            |
| 15      | Karnataka                          | 673.01            | 1085.85           | 0.00              |
| 16      | KVS                                | 1722.87           | 2746.05           | 2431.38           |
| 17      | Ladakh                             | 29.21             | 32.75             | 18.05             |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                        | 11.36             | 2.57              | 3.96              |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 131.47            | 249.79            | 413.33            |
| 20      | Maharashtra                        | 1352.49           | 1981.76           | 1217.22           |
| 21      | Manipur                            | 366.58            | 242.35            | 213.86            |
| 22      | Meghalaya                          | 59.12             | 120.13            | 121.33            |
| 23      | Mizoram                            | 33.67             | 32.76             | 39.48             |
| 24      | Nagaland                           | 4.30              | 11.02             | 4.43              |
| 25      | NCERT                              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 16.62             |
| 26      | NVS                                | 364.84            | 868.90            | 0.00              |
| 27      | Odisha                             | 0.00              | 457.98            | 777.24            |
| 28      | Puducherry                         | 8.96              | 6.24              | 8.64              |
| 29      | Punjab                             | 0.00              | 332.24            | 357.25            |
| 30      | Rajasthan                          | 526.35            | 656.67            | 465.56            |
| 31      | Sikkim                             | 94.23             | 21.71             | 30.54             |
| 32      | Telangana                          | 1780.00           | 2121.61           | 0.00              |
| 33      | Tripura                            | 36.72             | 101.86            | 19.16             |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 2262.16           | 1818.53           | 1383.03           |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        | 406.90            | 335.59            | 452.05            |
| Total   | Total                              | 14683.29          | 20011.31          | 11035.90          |