Lok Sabha Question No. 1185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Digital Upgradation in Private and Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1185

ANSWERED ON 08/12/2025

## Digital Upgradation in Private and Government Schools

† 1185. Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to digitally upgrade Private and Government schools in all the States/UTs in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline fixed in this regard;

(c) whether the NSS activities are currently being digitalized in schools across the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof State-wise and district-wise including Maharashtra along with the time by which the said digitalization is likely to be completed;

(e)  the  number  of  schools  currently  using  the  Eco-club  portal  in  the  country  along  with corresponding participation figures thereof State-wise and district-wise in particularly Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency; and

(f) the amount of funds released for ICT/Smart Classrooms for the year 2024-25 and 2025-26 in the country, State-wise and district-wise for Maharashtra thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):  Education  is  part  of  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution  and  most  of  the Government schools  are  under  the  administration  of  the  State  Government  and  its  bodies. Ministry of Education (MoE) announced the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) on 29.07.2020 as the first  education policy of the 21st  century that aims to address the many growing developmental imperatives of our country. The Ministry of Education implements ICT and Digital initiatives under Samagra Shiksha, aligned with National Education Policy (NEP)  2020,  to  enhance  digital  learning  in  Government  schools  across  the  country.  The initiatives  aim  to  enhance  the  quality  of  education  by  integrating  technology  into  teaching and learning processes including hardware, software, tablets, laptops and training resources, supporting digital boards, virtual classrooms and DTH channels. Under the scheme, funds are provided for setting up ICT Labs and Smart Classrooms according to the requirements of the State submitted in the Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B).

The  Ministry  of  Education  approves  funds  for  ICT  and  Smart  Classrooms  under Samagra  Shiksha  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  States  and  Union  Territories.  To saturate all Secondary and Higher Secondary schools with ICT Labs and Smart Classrooms, a Supplementary Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting was held on 28 th May, 2025. A total of  20,456  ICT  Labs  and  29,896  Smart  Classrooms  have  been  approved,  with  financial approval of Rs. 911.13 crore for ICT Labs and Rs. 630.38 crore for Smart Classrooms under Samagra Shiksha, in addition to earlier approval of 1,56,213 ICT Labs and 1,46,040 Smart Classrooms  across  the  country.  Further,  839  ICT  Labs  and  851  Smart  Classrooms  for Secondary and Senior Secondary schools were approved for the State of Maharashtra.

During FY 2024-25, financial allocation of Rs. 54,372 lakh and Rs. 59,519 lakh and in FY 2025-26, financial allocation of Rs. 1,59,607 lakh and Rs. 99,697 lakh was approved Nationwide  for  ICT  labs  and  Smart  Classrooms  respectively.  For  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  Rs. 1,552.9  lakh  and  Rs.  50.4  lakh  was  approved  for  ICT  Labs  and  Smart  Classrooms respectively in FY 2024-25 (including KGBV), while Rs. 4,517.3 lakh and Rs. 5,911.2 lakh was approved for ICT Labs and Smart Classrooms respectively in FY 2025-26.

The Eco-Club Portal (https://ecoclubs.education.gov.in/)  is  being  used  by  9,47,851  schools across the country. A total of 1,544 schools from Parbhani district are presently  registered and using the Eco-Club Portal.

National Service Scheme (NSS) is under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYA&S). Activities  under  NSS  are  being  progressively  digitised  through  the  My  Bharat  portal (https://mybharat.gov.in/), which serves as a comprehensive platform for the youth including NSS volunteers digitally.

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