Lok Sabha Question No. 222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Unrecognised Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  November, 2015

## Unrecognised Schools

## †222.      SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  of  unrecognised  schools  running  across  the country;
- (b) if so, the total number of such unrecognised schools functioning in the country, State-wise; and
- (c)   whether  the  Government  proposes  any  scheme  for opening  new  schools  in  such  areas  keeping  in view the rising number of school-age children in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  Government  of  India  has  not  conducted  any  such  survey.  However,  the  National University of Educational and Planning and Administration (NUEPA) annually collects information as part of Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) on various educational indicators including from unrecognised schools.  The State-wise details on unrecognised schools at elementary level as available through the UDISE  is given at  Annexure.

(c) : Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan (SSA)  aims to universalize access to elementary education   by providing financial  support  for the  creation  of  school  infrastructure  as  per  the  norms  and  standards  specified  in  the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.  Till date, 204736 primary schools and  159392  upper  primary  schools  have  been  sanctioned  to  States/UTs  under  SSA  since  its  inception  in 2001.  Of  these,  202818  primary  schools  and  156185  upper  primary  schools  have  been  opened  (upto 30.09.2015).

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222 FOR 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA REGARDING UNRECOGNISED SCHOOLS.

The State-wise details on number of  Unrecognised Schools  at elementary level.

| Name of State/UTs   |   Number of Unrecognised Schools |
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                             1092 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                                6 |
| Assam               |                             7009 |
| Bihar               |                             3066 |
| Chhattisgarh        |                                9 |
| Haryana             |                              501 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                                1 |
| Jharkhand           |                             3185 |
| Kerala              |                             1755 |
| Maharashtra         |                              607 |
| Manipur             |                              134 |
| Meghalaya           |                              111 |
| Mizoram             |                                4 |
| Odisha              |                             1539 |
| Punjab              |                              226 |
| Rajasthan           |                               29 |
| Tamil Nadu          |                               50 |
| Tripura             |                               11 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                              118 |
| Uttarakhand         |                              198 |
| West Bengal         |                             1700 |
| All States          |                            21351 |

Source: UDISE-2013-14