Lok Sabha Question No. 1396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: SPQEM
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1396

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.7.2015

**SPQEM**

1396. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

(a)  the details of the Scheme to Provide Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) being implemented by the Government;

(b)  the guidelines and criteria to avail the benefits of the scheme;

(c)  the funds released/utilized for the scheme during the last three years and the current year; and

(d) the number of beneficiaries of this scheme during the above period, State and year-wise?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a ) & (b) 	The Ministry of Human Resource Development runs a scheme namely Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) for providing financial assistance to encourage traditional institutions like Madarsas and Maktqabs introduce modern education through subjects as science, mathematics, social studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum through support for a maximum of three teachers and books, teaching learning materials and computer labs. The scheme aims at providing madarsa students education comparable with national standards, for which affiliation with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is integral to the scheme.  The scheme is voluntary in nature and madarsas have the choice to opt for the scheme.  SPQEM is a demand driven scheme and the Central Government releases the funds to the State Government on receipt of eligible proposals from them. The State Government further releases the funds to the concerned madarsas and obtains utilization certificates of the same.

(c)	Funds released during the last three years and the current year are as under:-

|   S.No. | Year                 |   Grant released under SPQEM (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2012-13              |                                    18249.26 |
|       2 | 2013-14              |                                    18273.00 |
|       3 | 2014-15              |                                    10783.39 |
|       4 | 2015-16 (as on date) |                                     1770.54 |

(d)	A Statement showing the no. of beneficiaries of SPQEM Scheme during the last three years and the current year State-wise and Year-wise is at Annexure-I.

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**Annexure-I**

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1396 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.7. 2015 ASKED BY SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL

| **Statement showing No. of beneficiaries under SPQEM during the last three years and current year (as on date) State-wise and Year-wise**   |                        |                     |                     |                     |                      |                     |                     |                          |                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
|                                                                                                                                             |                        |                     |                     |                     |                      |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| **S. No.**                                                                                                                                  | **Name of State / UT** | **2012-13**         |                     | **2013-14**         |                      | **2014-15**         |                     | **2015-16 (as on date)** |                     |
|                                                                                                                                             |                        | **No. of Madarsas** | **No. of Teachers** | **No. of Madarsas** | **No. of  Teachers** | **No. of Madarasa** | **No. of Teachers** | **No. of Madarasa**      | **No. of Teachers** |
| 1                                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh         |                     |                     | 40                  | 112                  |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                           | Assam                  | 139                 | 417                 |                     |                      |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                           | Bihar                  | 80                  | 80                  |                     |                      | 80                  | 67                  | 1127                     | 3381                |
| 4                                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh           | 253                 | 634                 | 308                 | 697                  |                     |                     | 27                       | 67                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                           | Haryana                |                     |                     | 7                   | 21                   |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                           | Karnataka              |                     |                     |                     |                      | 45                  | 123                 |                          |                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                           | Kerala                 | 724                 | 1444                | 1462                | 4258                 |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh         | 1920                | 3410                | 1743                | 2632                 | 1817                | 3082                |                          |                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra            | 46                  | 137                 | 98                  | 286                  |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan              | 220                 | 460                 | 209                 | 625                  |                     |                     |                          |                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                          | Tripura                | 129                 | 315                 | 129                 | 326                  | 129                 | 326                 |                          |                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh          | 6294                | 15969               | 10704               | 25851                | 9217                | 22004               |                          |                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand            | 100                 | 280                 | 159                 | 349                  | 194                 | 555                 |                          |                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                          | West Bengal            |                     |                     |                     |                      | 172                 | 516                 | 49                       | 147                 |
|                                                                                                                                             | **Total**              | **9905**            | **23146**           | **14859**           | **35157**            | **11654**           | **26673**           | **1203**                 | **3595**            |