Lok Sabha Question No. 3563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Educational Welfare of Adolescents
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Educational Welfare of Adolescents

## †3563. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

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

a)  whether the Government is considering any scheme for the educational welfare of adolescents belonging to the Scheduled Castes;

(b) if so, the details of such schemes for the last three years; and

(c) whether the Government has also formulated any scheme for providing higher secondary education to adolescents and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Yes, Madam. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is implementing the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya    Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abihiyan (RMSA) in all States and UTs including the SC concentration districts.  The scheme envisages enhancing the enrolment for classes IX-X by providing a secondary school within  a  reasonable  distance  of  every  habitation,  improving  quality  of  education imparted  at  secondary  level  through  and  removal  of  gender,  socio-economic  and disability  barriers  through  special  focus  on  children  belonging  to  SC,ST,  minority categories,  girls  and  Children  With  Special  Needs(CWSN).  Under  the  Girls  Hostel component of RMSA, girls studying in classes IX to XII belonging to SC, ST, OBC, minority communities and BPL families are provided with hostels facilities.

Under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Schools component of RMSA opportunities are provided to secondary and higher secondary  stage students including SC students to mainly build their capacity on ICT skills and to make them learn  through  computer  aided  learning  process.  The  Scheme  is  a  major  catalyst  to bridge  the  digital  divide  amongst  students  of  various  socio  economic  and  other geographical barriers.

Vocational  Education  has  been  introduced  in  the  secondary  and  higher  secondary schools based on the linkages with the industry and skills gaps in the identified areas. The scheme endeavours to cover all the districts uniformly with special attention to Special Focus Districts (SFDs).

The  Inclusive  Education  for  Disabled  at  Secondary  Stage  (IEDSS)  component  of RMSA  covers  all  children  including  SC  students  with  one  or  more  disabilities studying at the secondary and higher secondary stages in Government, local body and Government-aided schools.

The state-wise details of the schools approved in SC concentration districts during the last three years under different components of RMSA are  at Annexure-I.

Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBVs)  have  been  opened  in  Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) to provide for residential upper primary schools for girls, out of school girls  in the 10+ age group who are unable to complete primary school and younger girls of migratory populations in difficult areas of scattered habitations. Among these girls KGBVs provide reservation for 75% girls belonging to Scheduled Caste  (SC),  Scheduled  Tribes  (ST),  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBC)  and  minority communities.

The state-wise details of  KGBVs approved in SC concentration districts during the last three years are at Annexure-II.

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Annexure  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.No.3563  for  21.12.2015 regarding Educational Welfare of Adolescents by Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma:

## Year wise approval for last three year under RMSA in 61 SC concentrated districts

|    | State            | New Schools   | New Schools   | New Schools   | Strengthening   | Strengthening   | Strengthening   | Girls Hostel   | Girls Hostel   | Girls Hostel   | ICT      | ICT      | ICT      | Vocational Education   | Vocational Education   | Vocational Education   |
|----|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|    |                  | 2012 -13      | 2013 -14      | 2014- 15      | 2012 -13        | 2013 -14        | 2014- 15        | 2012 -13       | 2013- 14       | 2014- 15       | 2012- 13 | 2013- 14 | 2014- 15 | 2012- 13               | 2013- 14               | 2014- 15               |
| 1  | Bihar            | 0             | 11            | 0             | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 2  | Haryana          | 0             | 4             | 0             | 0               | 0               | 42              | 0              | 4              | 7              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                      | 12                     | 16                     |
| 3  | Himachal Pradesh | 0             | 0             | 23            | 0               | 0               | 114             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 60       | 0        | 57                     | 0                      | 57                     |
| 4  | Jharkhand        | 0             | 19            | 0             | 0               | 7               | 14              | 0              | 4              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 93       | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 5  | Karnataka        | 0             | 1             | 2             | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 13                     | 0                      | 0                      |
| 6  | Punjab           | 0             | 22            | 6             | 0               | 172             | 123             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 57       | 0        | 0        | 0                      | 0                      | 54                     |
| 7  | Rajasthan        | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0               | 26              | 0               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 8  | Tamil Nadu       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 1056     | 0        | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 9  | Uttar Pradesh    | 0             | 101           | 0             | 0               | 13              | 1               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 22                     | 0                      | 0                      |
| 10 | Uttarakhand      | 0             | 2             | 0             | 0               | 0               | 4               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                      | 0                      | 1                      |
| 11 | West Bengal      | 0             | 0             | 1             | 0               | 0               | 157             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
|    | Total            | 0             | 160           | 32            | 0               | 218             | 455             | 0              | 8              | 7              | 57       | 1116     | 93       | 92                     | 13                     | 128                    |

Annexure as referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.3563 for 21.12.2015  regarding  Educational  Welfare  of  Adolescents  by  Shri  Bhanu  Pratap  Singh Verma:

## Year wise approval for last three year of KGBVs in SC concentrated districts

| S.No            | State        | KGBVs   | KGBVs   | KGBVs   |
|-----------------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|
|                 | Upto 2012-13 |         | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| 1 Bihar         | 27           |         | 0       | 0       |
| 2               | Haryana      | 11      | 0       | 0       |
| 3 Himachal      | Pradesh      | 2       | 0       | 0       |
| 4 Jharkhand     | 22           | 0       | 0       |         |
| 5 Karnataka     | 3            | 0       |         | 0       |
| 6 Punjab        | 14           |         | 0       | 0       |
| 7 Rajasthan     | 3            | 0       |         | 0       |
| 8 Tamil Nadu    | 20           | 0       |         | 0       |
| 9 Uttar Pradesh | 186          |         | 0       | 0       |
| 10 Uttarakhand  | 0            |         | 0       | 0       |
| 11              | West Bengal  | 42      | 0       | 0       |
|                 | Total        | 330     | 0       | 0       |