Lok Sabha Question No. 2513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Education in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  MAY, 2016

## Education in Uttar Pradesh

## †2513. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether the Union Government has implemented any scheme for meeting the various  needs  to  provide  primary  and  secondary  level  education  to  the  poor children or the backward areas of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the number of children studying in the Government aided schools whose poor parents are incapable of educating their children or sending them to school?

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

(a)  &  (b):  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  Mid-day-Meal  (MDM)  and  Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) programmes are being implemented throughout the country, including in backward areas of Uttar Pradesh, to universalize access to primary  and  secondary  education  to  all  children  by  providing  financial  support  to State/UTs as per the norms and standards specified in the respective programmes. The central share of Rs.5054.34 crore, Rs.861.93 crore & Rs.131.50 crore have been released under SSA, MDM and RMSA programmes during 2015-16 respectively. Since  inception  of  SSA  programme  in  2001-02,  Uttar  Pradesh  has  been sanctioned 31983 primary schools, 30876 upper primary schools, 313203 additional classrooms, 423355 teacher posts, 15315 drinking water facilities, 15565 boys toilets, 7057 girls toilets and 57 toilets for Children with Special Needs (CWSN).  Out of these, 31386 primary schools, 30585 upper primary schools, 309762 additional classrooms, recruitment of 352734 teacher posts, 11283 drinking water facilities, 14351 boys toilets

and  7057  girls  toilets  have  been  completed  as  on  31.12.2015.    Under  the  Swachh Vidyalaya  Abhiyan  initiative,  now  every  Government  school  has  gender-segregated functional toilets. Special Focus Districts (SFDs) of Uttar Pradesh having substantial SC, ST and Minority population, have been allocated an outlay of Rs. 8022.22 crore (52.98% of the State's total outlay) under SSA.  In addition, 746 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)  have  been  sanctioned  for  Educationally  Backward  Blocks  (EBBs)  in  Uttar Pradesh. Under RMSA programme 1504 new schools, 476 schools for strengthening of existing  secondary  schools,  191  girls  hostels  in  191  Economically  Backward  Blocks (EBBs),  5608  schools  for  Information  Communication  Technology  (ICT)  and  100 schools for Vocational Education (VE) have been approved in Uttar Pradesh till 201516. (c) : As  per  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,

2009,  elementary  education  is free in all  government  schools  and  further all government  aided  schools  have  to  provide  free  education  to  such  proportion  of children  admitted,  as  in  the  proportion  of  the  government  grants  received  to  their annual  recurring  expenses,  subject  to  a  minimum  of  25%.    As  per  Unified  District Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE),  2014-15,  the  enrolment  of  children  at primary and secondary level in Government aided schools in Uttar Pradesh are 6.23 lakh and 17.95 lakh respectively.

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