Lok Sabha Question No. 1259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Continuation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, C.R. CHAUDHARY, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MAY, 2016

## Continuation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

1259.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  no  new  school  was  opened  under  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan during  the  last  two  years  in  the  country,  particularly,  in  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to continue the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and if so, the details thereof including the new programmes likely to be launched next year;
- (c) the details of funds released by the Government for SSA during the last three years and current year, State/UT and year-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  reduced  its  share  in  implementation  of  the  Sarva  Shiksha Abhiyan throughout the country and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  constitute  any  Committee  for  sanctioning  the construction  work  being  carried  out  under  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): No,  Madam.  Under  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  1734  schools  including  3  in Maharashtra were opened in the country during the last two years.
- (b): SSA  is  an  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  with  Gross  Budgetary  Support  of Rs. 1,92,726 crores for the Twelfth Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) as worked out by the then Planning Commission in consultation with Ministry of Finance.

(c): The details of funds released by the Central Government under SSA during the last three years, State/UT-wise and year-wise are at Annexure. There has been no release during the current year till date.

(d): The fund sharing pattern between the Central and State Governments for SSA was in the ratio of 65:35, except for the North Eastern States for which the ratio was 90:10 from 2010-11 to 2014-15. The fund sharing pattern has been revised in 2015-16 to the ratio of 60:40 between Centre and States except for the 8 North-Eastern States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim  &  Tripura  and  3  Himalayan  States  viz.  Jammu  & Kashmir,  Himachal  Pradesh  &  Uttrakhand  where  the  ratio  is  90:10.  The  Central  Government funds 100% in case of Union Territories for SSA with effect from 2015-16. The revision has been done  on  the  basis  of  the  report  of  the  Sub-Group  of  Chief  Ministers  on  Rationalization  of Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  constituted  by  the  National  Institution  for  Transforming  India (NITI) Aayog.

(e): No,  Madam.  The  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  proposals  under  SSA  for  States/UTs, including  civil  works,  are  appraised  and  approved  by  the  Project  Approval  Board  (PAB) constituted for the purpose.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1259 TO BE ANSWERED  ON  2 nd   MAY,  2016  REGARDING CONTINUATION OF SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN ASKED BY SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO,SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

Statement showing the details of funds released by the Central Government under SSA during the last three years, State/UT-wise and year-wise

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | 2013-14    |          2014-15 |          2015-16 |
|-----------|---------------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 174715.39  | 154567           |  66810.8         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 19261.85   |  33607.8         |  18179.4         |
| 3         | Assam               | 131820.73  |  97782.2         | 100465           |
| 4         | Bihar               | 261013.11  | 216336           | 251557           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 76699.64   |  92705.3         |  62219.7         |
| 6         | Goa                 | 1333.57    |   1310.38        |    813.58        |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 80559.63   |  78476.5         |  61563.8         |
| 8         | Haryana             | 35088.42   |  42110.7         |  34501.2         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    | 11453.10   |  12547.3         |  12139.1         |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 89143.50   |  51276.5         | 129981           |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 45010.71   |  75775.2         |  55863.3         |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 65371.33   |  66213.5         |  41759.3         |
| 13        | Kerala              | 20800.66   |  21844           |  12858.9         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      | 200408.56  | 149095           | 160198           |
| 15        | Maharashtra         | 65653.65   |  58288.5         |  41225.3         |
| 16        | Manipur             | 13193.93   |  21465.8         |  18355.5         |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 28340.86   |  20404.5         |  16627           |
| 18        | Mizoram             | 10657.69   |  14739.7         |   9437.51        |
| 19        | Nagaland            | 15803.02   |  20568.7         |   8739.53        |
| 20        | Odisha              | 73956.08   |  66695.3         |  82081.6         |
| 21        | Punjab              | 38323.72   |  36216           |  30003.8         |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 242488.70  | 248042           | 193462           |
| 23        | Sikkim              | 4195.08    |   4526.13        |   4054.36        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 96827.48   | 135820           |  82111.7         |
| 25        | Telangana           |            |  81406.9         |  21776           |
| 26        | Tripura             | 15991.09   |  19800.1         |  16957           |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh       | 466698.04  | 449868           | 505434           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 22043.51   |  22880.6         |  22588.4         |
| 29        | West Bengal         | 153196.42  |  97240.3         |  84679.4         |
| 30        | A &NIslands         | 612.35     |    147.21        |    359.46        |
| 31        | Chandigarh          | 3009.26    |   3893.53        |   3521.81        |
| 32        | Dadra &N. Haveli    | 927.19     |    911.74        |    594.91        |
| 33        | Daman &Diu          | 145.54     |     72.77        |     78.38        |
| 34        | Delhi               | 8322.82    |   6223.73        |   7293.8         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 0.00       |     58.83        |    139.87        |
| 36        | Pondicherry         | 443.19     |    100           |    583.14        |
|           | Total               | 2473509.82 |      2.40302e+06 |      2.15901e+06 |