Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: Government School Enrollment under UDISE+
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO - 236

## ANSWERED ON 09/03/2026

## Government School Enrollment under UDISE+

*236. Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken note of the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024-25 data, which denotes that Government schools constituting approximately 70 percent of  all  schools  nationwide,  account  for  less  than  half  (approximately  49  per  cent)  of  total  students enrollment, indicating a declining trend in students enrollment in Government schools, if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of the specific measures undertaken by the Government to improve infrastructure, PupilTeacher Ratio (PTR) and retention rate in Government schools in the country; (c)  whether  the  Government  is  likely/proposes  to  allocate  funds  and  stipulate  a  clear  timeline  for achieving parity in student enrollment in Government and private schools in the country; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  236  ANSWERED  ON  09/03/2026  ASKED  BY  HONB'LE  MP SHRI  VISHALDADA  PRAKASHBAPU  PATIL  REGARDING  'GOVERNMENT  SCHOOL ENROLLMENT UNDER UDISE+'

(a):  As  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+),  total  number  of government schools are 1013322 (68.9%) out of 1471473 schools and enrolment in these government schools  is  121589911  (49.2%)  out  of  246932680  overall  enrolments.  The  detail  of  Government schools is given below:

| Schools/                | Government   | Government    | Government   | Government       | Government   |
|-------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
| Enrolment               | Primary      | Upper Primary | Secondary    | Higher Secondary | Total        |
| Schools                 | 618398       | 271408        | 52659        | 70857            | 1013322      |
| Enrolment               | 36097945     | 39416099      | 11478846     | 34597021         | 121589911    |
| Percentage of schools   | 61.03        | 26.78         | 5.20         | 6.99             | 100.0        |
| Percentage of enrolment | 29.69        | 32.42         | 9.44         | 28.45            | 100.0        |

(b)  to  (d):  Education  is  in  the  concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  most  of  the  schools  are  under administrative jurisdiction of concerned States & UTs. Under the Centrally Sponsored schemes like Samagra Shiksha, STARS and PM Shri, States and UTs are supported for strengthening of existing government  schools,  and  for  creation  and  augmentation  of  infrastructure  facilities  like  Additional Classrooms, Toilets for Boys/Girls/CWSN, Drinking Water, Electricity, Boundary Walls, Library, ICT and Digital Classrooms, based on the gaps determined from Unified District Information System for Education plus (UDISE+) database and proposals received from respective State/UT. The requirement of infrastructural facilities in schools is worked out every year by the respective State/Union Territory on incremental basis depending on their need and priority and reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B). These plans are then appraised and approved by Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States and Union Territories as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme,  physical  and  financial  progress  of  works  sanctioned  earlier  and  availability  of  budgetary resources.

The  Government  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  provides financial  assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  to  maintain  appropriate  Pupil-Teacher  Ratio  (PTR)  for various levels of schooling, as per norms prescribed in NEP, 2020 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as amended from time to time.

Strengthening  of  teacher  training/education  programmes  is  supported  under  the  centrally sponsored  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  in  alignment  with  the  recommendations  of  the  National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. The interventions under Samagra Shiksha are aimed at strengthening of  physical  infrastructure  in  Teacher  Education  Institutions  (TEIs);  support  to  State  Councils  of Educational Research and Trainings (SCERTs) so that they can effectively and efficiently carry out quality teacher education, research and develop state-specific curriculum framework, as a follow up to the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF SE); capacity building of District Institute  of  Education  and  Training  (DIET)  functionaries;  continuous  academic  support  to  schools through BRC/CRC etc.

Also, Central Government assist States and UTs through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra  Shiksha  and  hot  cooked  meal  provided  from  Balvatika  to  class  8  under  Pradhan  Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Yojna. Financial assistance/grant is also provided to the States and UTs for various activities to reduce dropout and increase enrolment in Government schools, which include  opening/strengthening  of  new  schools  up  to  Senior  Secondary  level,  strengthening  school infrastructure, setting up and up gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) upto class 12, setting up of residential  schools/hostels  named Netaji  Subhas Chandra  Bose  Avasiya Vidyalayas, hostels under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), transport allowance, undertaking enrolment drives,  seasonal  hostels/residential  camps,  provision  of  vocational  education  and  ICT  facilities  in schools, providing free text books and free uniform, transport/escort facility, etc, financial assistance/grant is also provided for aids and appliances for children with special needs.

As  per  UDISE+,  Percentage  of  government  schools  having  different  infrastructure  facilities, Pupil Teacher Ratio in government schools by level of education and overall retention rate by level of education and gender for the year 2023-24 and 2024-25 are available at https://www.education.gov.in/en/parl\_ques .

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