Lok Sabha Question No. 2503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Centrally Aided Institutions in the North East
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Centrally Aided Institutions in the North East

2503. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Centrally  aided  schools  and  colleges  in  North-East  States including Assam;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  survey  the  condition  of  school  and  college buildings in North-East States and sanction additional fund for repair and construction of new buildings for these schools and colleges;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- a) The number of Centrally aided schools and colleges in the North-Eastern States (Assam, Arunachal  Pradesh,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim  and  Tripura)  is  as under:
- b)  to  (d)  The    condition  of  the  school  buildings  of  KVs  and  JNVs  is  regularly  watched  by Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  and  Navodaya  Vidyalaya  Samiti  respectively.  Funds  are allocated  for  undertaking  annual  maintenance  and  repair  works  of  school  buildings  as  per approved norms and special sanction is accorded for undertaking major repairs on case to case basis. Construction of new buildings is also taken up as per need.

|   Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) |   Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) |   Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) |   Central Schools for Tibetans (CSTs) |   Colleges | Schools aided under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)   |   Schools aided under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                   88 |                          84 |                                         148 |                                     4 |        453 | 74240*                                           |                                                             4497 |

The KGBVs and State Government schools are maintained by the respective State Governments. Under the SSA programme, financial assistance is provided for construction of primary and  upper  primary  school  buildings,  additional  classrooms,  drinking  water  facilities,  toilets, boundary walls, ramps and major repairs etc. The progress of the construction activities is also monitored and reviewed on quarterly basis. Under RMSA, grants are given to State governments for opening of new Secondary Schools, strengthening of existing secondary schools and major repairs as per the norms of the scheme. No survey of  the  condition  of  the  college  buildings  in  the  North-Eastern  States  has been conducted. However, the University Grants Commission (UGC) provides grant to the colleges under the scheme of General Development Assistance to the colleges. 50% of the grant can be utilized by the colleges for repairs and construction of new buildings.

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