Lok Sabha Question No. 5881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Status of Samagra Shiksha in Assam
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 5881 ANSWERED ON - 30/03/2026

## Status of Samagra Shiksha in Assam

5881. Shri Gaurav Gogoi:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised under Samagra Shiksha in Assam during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  latest  available  data  on  drop-out  rates  at  elementary  and  secondary  levels  in Assam, particularly among girl students and the extent to which these compare with the national average;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  sanctioned  posts  and  vacancies  of  teachers  in  Government  and Governments-aided schools in Assam under the said Scheme, category and district-wise;
- (d) the details of present status of basic infrastructure in Government schools in rural areas of Assam including availability of separate girls' toilets, drinking water, electricity, digital learning facilities and hostels; and
- (e)  the  details  of  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  drop-outs,  teacher vacancies  and  infrastructure  gaps  in  Assam  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  particularly  to  improve retention and learning outcomes of girl students?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Department  of  School  Education  &  Literacy  is implementing  the  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme of  Samagra  Shiksha  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  under  Samagra  Shiksha  as  per  norms.  Details  of  funds  allocation,  Central  share released and fund utilized including State share by State of Assam under Samagra Shiksha for the last three years i.e. from 2022-23 to 2024-25 is given below:

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Year    |   Central Allocation |   Central Release |   Expenditure including State share |
|----------|---------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2022-23 |               251460 |            208086 |                              216612 |
|        2 | 2023-24 |               260407 |            181047 |                              231396 |
|        3 | 2024-25 |               288347 |            202677 |                              270081 |

- (b) The State Government, Assam has informed that as per UDISE+ 2024-25, the details of latest available data on drop-out rates at elementary and secondary levels, in Assam, particularly among  girl  students  and  the  extent  to  which  these  compare  with  the  national  average  are  as below-
- (c) to (e)   Education is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools and teachers in the country are under the administrative control of the State Governments  and  UT  Administrations.  The  recruitment, service conditions and rational deployment  of  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  the  respective  State  Governments/UT Administrations.

| Level    | Lower Primary   | Lower Primary   | Upper Primary   | Upper Primary   | Secondary   | Secondary   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
|          | Total           | Girls           | Total           | Girls           | Total       | Girls       |
| Assam    | 3.8             | 2.9             | 5.0             | 3.2             | 17.5        | 16.7        |
| National | 0.3             | 0               | 3.5             | 2.9             | 11.5        | 9.6         |

Recruitment is a continuous process and vacancies arise due to a number of factors like retirement,  resignation,  increased  requirement  of  teachers  because  of  the  enhanced  students' strength  etc.  The  Central  Government  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra Shiksha,  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  to  maintain  appropriate  PupilTeacher Ratio (PTR) for various levels of schooling, as per norms prescribed in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as amended from time to time.

The details of present status of basic infrastructure in Government schools in rural areas of  Assam  including  availability  of  separate  girls'  toilets,  drinking  water,  electricity,  digital learning facilities and hostels are as below-

| Infrastructure Item         | Total number of Schools with available facility   |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Electricity                 | 42,707                                            |
| Drinking Water              | 43,937                                            |
| Girls Toilet                | 43,974                                            |
| Digital learning facilities | 11,359                                            |
| Hostels                     | 74                                                |

The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing Samagra Shiksha, an integrated scheme for school education since 2018-19 covering the entire gamut from preschool to class XII. The scheme has also been aligned with the recommendations of NEP 2020 to  ensure  that  all  children  have  access  to  quality  education  with  an  equitable  and  inclusive classroom environment which should take care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and make them active participants in the learning process.

One of the focus areas of the scheme is to reduce the dropout rate and the number of Out  of  School  Children  (OoSC).  This  Department  has  developed  an  online  module  for compiling the data of Out of School Children (OoSC) identified by each State/UT and their mapping  with  Special  Training  Centres  (STC)  on  the  PRABANDH  Portal.  The  concerned

State/UT validates the child wise information of the identified OoSC and STC uploaded by the concerned Block Resource Centre of the State for monitoring the progress of mainstreaming of OoSC.

The scheme includes the provision of opening and strengthening of new schools up to senior secondary level; construction of school buildings and additional classrooms; setting up, up- gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas; setting up of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas; Hostels under PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA for PVTGs / ST children, free uniforms, free text books, transport allowance and undertaking enrolment & retention drives.  In addition, support is provided through special training for age-appropriate admission  of  Out  of  School  Children  and  for  the  training  of  residential  as  well  as  nonresidential  older  children.  The  provision  of  seasonal  hostels  or  residential  camps,  special training  centers  at  worksites,  transport/  escort  facility  are  also  available  for  bringing  Out  of School  Children  to  the  formal  schooling  structure.  Bridge  Course  Modules  have  been developed by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for bridging the learning gaps of Out of School Children studying in Special Training Centers (STC) under the provision of RTE Act, 2009.

Further, under the student-oriented component for the children with special needs of the scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  identification  and  assessment  of  children  with special needs, aids and appliances, braille kits and books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.

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