Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: National Literacy Mission
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, AJAY NISHAD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  APRIL, 2016

## National Literacy Mission

## †219 .  SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

(a) whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the number of children who are deprived of  education in the country through any  Governmental/ Non-  Governmental Agency and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has granted any financial assistance to any organisation for the said purpose and if so, the details thereof State/ UT-wise; and

(c)  the  details  of  literacy  programmes  being  run  by  the  Governmental/Non-  Governmental Organisations under the National Literacy Mission in all the States including Bihar, particularly in the tribal areas along with the amount of funds allocated/released by the Government to the various State Governments/UTs including Bihar under the National Literacy Mission during the last three years, year-wise;

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): A study was commissioned by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) in 2014 at a cost of ₹ 1,47,57,420/- plus taxes to assess the  number  of  'out  of  school'  children in  all  States  and  Union  Territories  covering  rural  and urban  areas  of  all  districts in  the  country.  As  per  the  said  study,  60.64  lakh  children  were estimated to be out of school in the age group of 6 to 13. State-wise details are at Annexure-I .

(c): In order to improve the literacy rate in the country, Government is implementing Saakshar Bharat Programme, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for adults since October, 2009.  The scheme is  being  implemented  in  rural  areas  of  410  districts  in  26  States  and  one  UT  that  had  Adult Female  Literacy  rate  of  50%  or  below  as  per  census  2001  including  all  left  wing  extremism affected districts with special focus on women, Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs)

and other disadvantaged groups. The objective of the programme is to raise the literacy level of the country to 80 percent and reduce the gender gap to 10 percentage points, besides bridging regional disparities, by the end of 12 th Five Year Plan. The principal target of the programme is to impart functional literacy to 70 million adults including 60 million Women (SCs- 10 million, STs- 6 million, Muslims- 10 million, others- 34 million). In Bihar, 38 districts are covered under Saakshar Bharat Programme. A statement indicating State/UT-wise grants approved and Central share released under Saakshar Bharat during the last three years is at Annexure-II .

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER,  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR  AND  SHRI AJAY NISHAD REGARDING 'NATIONAL LITERACY MISSION'

## Details of out of school children

| Sl. No.   | State                                |   No. of Out of school children |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands             |                            1015 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) |                          107829 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                            6517 |
| 4         | Assam                                |                          157813 |
| 5         | Bihar                                |                         1169722 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           |                            1090 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         |                          167072 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                  |                             745 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu                           |                             421 |
| 10        | Delhi                                |                           85084 |
| 11        | Goa                                  |                              00 |
| 12        | Gujarat                              |                          159308 |
| 13        | Haryana                              |                           43879 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                            2176 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir                       |                           45468 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                            |                          140426 |
| 17        | Karnataka                            |                          122139 |
| 18        | Kerala                               |                           33161 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                          |                             267 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                          450952 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          |                          145326 |
| 22        | Manipur                              |                            7037 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                            |                           17237 |
| 24        | Mizoram                              |                             972 |
| 25        | Nagaland                             |                            2896 |
| 26        | Odisha                               |                          401052 |
| 27        | Puducherry                           |                             285 |
| 28        | Punjab                               |                           91578 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            |                          601863 |
| 30        | Sikkim                               |                             535 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           |                           57529 |
| 32        | Tripura                              |                            4518 |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                         1612285 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                          |                           86794 |
| 35        | West Bengal                          |                          339239 |
| Total     | Total                                |                         6064230 |

Source: IMRB Survey, 2014

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  219  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  25.04.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI NEELAM  SONKER,  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR  AND  SHRI  AJAY  NISHAD REGARDING 'NATIONAL LITERACY MISSION'

State/UT-wise  total  grants  (Centre  +  State)  approved  and  central  share  released  under Saakshar Bharat programme

(₹ in lakh)

|         |                     | Total Grants (Centre + State) Approved for project period upto 12 th Plan (i.e   | Central Share Released   | Central Share Released   | Central Share Released   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State / UT          | 31.03.2017)                                                                      | 2013-14                  | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 46316.11                                                                         | 6921.76                  | 3432                     | 4456.45                  |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 7041.20                                                                          | 1417.84                  | 1224.73                  | 383.4                    |
| 3       | Assam               | 11151.36                                                                         | 1620                     | 913.5                    | 1319.76                  |
| 4       | Bihar               | 52882.42                                                                         | 6226.09                  | 4788                     | 3900                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        | 30804.96                                                                         | 1875                     | 2250                     | 1500                     |
| 6       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 79.82                                                                            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 22149.83                                                                         | 0                        | 0                        | 1560                     |
| 8       | Haryana             | 9834.93                                                                          | 0                        | 2546.35                  | 0                        |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    | 1112.32                                                                          | 0                        | 156                      | 114.26                   |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 5501.31                                                                          | 0                        | 0                        | 725.4                    |
| 11      | Jharkhand           | 22518.42                                                                         | 0                        | 0                        | 1837.5                   |
| 12      | Karnataka           | 24848.05                                                                         | 1575.19                  | 750                      | 780                      |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh      | 42275.03                                                                         | 0                        | 2496                     | 2620.8                   |
| 14      | Maharashtra         | 22744.09                                                                         | 0                        | 3375                     | 0                        |
| 15      | Manipur             | 1466.13                                                                          | 274.48                   | 122.76                   | 135                      |
| 16      | Meghalaya           | 1340.83                                                                          | 0                        | 0                        | 226.8                    |
| 17      | Nagaland            | 1455.63                                                                          | 198                      | 256.47                   | 151.93                   |
| 18      | Odisha              | 11998.80                                                                         | 228.16                   | 0                        | 624                      |
| 19      | Punjab              | 6939.26                                                                          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 20      | Rajasthan           | 45173.10                                                                         | 4017                     | 3215.54                  | 0                        |
| 21      | Sikkim              | 239.54                                                                           | 66.8                     | 0                        | 74.88                    |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu          | 14190.90                                                                         | 2597.4                   | 0                        | 1209                     |
| 23      | Telangana           | 41406.95                                                                         | Not in existence         | 3432                     | 1725                     |
| 24      | Tripura             | 355.42                                                                           | 0                        | 0                        | 72.54                    |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh       | 145530.65                                                                        | 0                        | 3978                     | 7800                     |
| 26      | Uttarakhand         | 10707.97                                                                         | 1563.12                  | 781.88                   | 1216.8                   |
| 27      | West Bengal         | 16664.33                                                                         | 72.13                    | 916.5                    | 780                      |
|         | Total               | 596729.42                                                                        | 28652.97                 | 34634.73                 | 33213.52                 |