Lok Sabha Question No. 1283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: New Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## New Schools

## †1283. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

(a) whether the Government has set target to open the one Senior Secondary School every 3 to 5 kilometers in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any survey or collected information in this regard, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to provide funds to the State Governments for awarding scholarship in Government schools in rural areas; and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a) and (b) The  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan (RMSA)  was  launched  in  2009  with  an  aim  to  universalize  access  to  secondary  schools  by providing a secondary school within a reasonable distance of every habitation which is 5 km. for secondary schools and 7-10 km. for higher secondary schools.  At present Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  covers  secondary  schools  (Classes  IX-X)  only  and  does  not  cover higher secondary stage.

(c) As  per  the  8th  All  India  School  Education  Survey  (8th  AISES)  was  conducted  by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) with the reference date of 30 th September,  2009.  The  State  wise  details  of  number  of  habitations  with  and  without  Higher Secondary Schools/Sections/Intermediate/Junior Colleges/PUC are annexed.

(d) and (e) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme  (NMMSS)',  scholarships  are  disbursed  to  students  for  study  in  State  Government, Government-aided and Local body schools from classes IX to XII.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA REGARDING 'NEW SCHOOLS'

| Sl No.   | State/UT            | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   | Habitations with Higher Secondary Schools/Sections at a Distance (in km)   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.   | State/UT            | Within the Habitation                                                      | Up to 2.0 km.                                                              | 2.1 to 4.0 km.                                                             | 4.1 to 6.0 km.                                                             | 6.1 to 8.0 km.                                                             | Up to 8.0 km.                                                              | More than 8.0 km.                                                          | Total                                                                      |
| 1        | A& N Islands        | 33                                                                         | 70                                                                         | 90                                                                         | 69                                                                         | 41                                                                         | 303                                                                        | 187                                                                        | 490                                                                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 947                                                                        | 3731                                                                       | 7388                                                                       | 8960                                                                       | 8193                                                                       | 29219                                                                      | 31117                                                                      | 60336                                                                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 60                                                                         | 235                                                                        | 238                                                                        | 283                                                                        | 321                                                                        | 1137                                                                       | 3674                                                                       | 4811                                                                       |
| 4        | Assam               | 1218                                                                       | 13184                                                                      | 15818                                                                      | 11423                                                                      | 7237                                                                       | 48880                                                                      | 12906                                                                      | 61786                                                                      |
| 5        | Bihar               | 314                                                                        | 11204                                                                      | 13302                                                                      | 13213                                                                      | 8057                                                                       | 46090                                                                      | 23029                                                                      | 69119                                                                      |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 7                                                                          | 6                                                                          | 1                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 14                                                                         | 0                                                                          | 14                                                                         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 1176                                                                       | 7484                                                                       | 7309                                                                       | 6845                                                                       | 4251                                                                       | 27065                                                                      | 9072                                                                       | 36137                                                                      |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1                                                                          | 57                                                                         | 70                                                                         | 71                                                                         | 53                                                                         | 252                                                                        | 220                                                                        | 472                                                                        |
| 9        | Daman &Diu          | 11                                                                         | 31                                                                         | 46                                                                         | 21                                                                         | 2                                                                          | 111                                                                        | 0                                                                          | 111                                                                        |
| 10       | Delhi               | 69                                                                         | 108                                                                        | 22                                                                         | 1                                                                          | 4                                                                          | 204                                                                        | 0                                                                          | 204                                                                        |
| 11       | Goa                 | 48                                                                         | 203                                                                        | 242                                                                        | 187                                                                        | 129                                                                        | 809                                                                        | 419                                                                        | 1228                                                                       |
| 12       | Gujarat             | 937                                                                        | 6086                                                                       | 5307                                                                       | 5109                                                                       | 3403                                                                       | 20842                                                                      | 8493                                                                       | 29335                                                                      |
| 13       | Haryana             | 1294                                                                       | 2138                                                                       | 1898                                                                       | 1213                                                                       | 994                                                                        | 7537                                                                       | 573                                                                        | 8110                                                                       |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    | 1190                                                                       | 10052                                                                      | 9237                                                                       | 5710                                                                       | 2538                                                                       | 28727                                                                      | 3528                                                                       | 32255                                                                      |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 1315                                                                       | 3638                                                                       | 4893                                                                       | 4142                                                                       | 2392                                                                       | 16380                                                                      | 4720                                                                       | 21100                                                                      |
| 16       | Jharkhand           | 104                                                                        | 3539                                                                       | 4862                                                                       | 6569                                                                       | 6362                                                                       | 21436                                                                      | 30955                                                                      | 52391                                                                      |
| 17       | Karnataka           | 1460                                                                       | 7131                                                                       | 8072                                                                       | 8420                                                                       | 5684                                                                       | 30767                                                                      | 17188                                                                      | 47955                                                                      |
| 18       | Kerala              | 1293                                                                       | 5098                                                                       | 4657                                                                       | 1737                                                                       | 692                                                                        | 13477                                                                      | 619                                                                        | 14096                                                                      |
| 19       | Lakshadweep         | 6                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 1                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 7                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 7                                                                          |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1569                                                                       | 8373                                                                       | 10573                                                                      | 16149                                                                      | 10225                                                                      | 46889                                                                      | 26360                                                                      | 73249                                                                      |
| 21       | Maharashtra         | 3279                                                                       | 11258                                                                      | 12253                                                                      | 12001                                                                      | 8683                                                                       | 47474                                                                      | 23288                                                                      | 70762                                                                      |
| 22       | Manipur             | 77                                                                         | 510                                                                        | 542                                                                        | 388                                                                        | 298                                                                        | 1815                                                                       | 2224                                                                       | 4039                                                                       |
| 23       | Meghalaya           | 1239                                                                       | 775                                                                        | 429                                                                        | 582                                                                        | 479                                                                        | 3504                                                                       | 4480                                                                       | 7984                                                                       |
| 24       | Mizoram             | 97                                                                         | 8                                                                          | 6                                                                          | 14                                                                         | 20                                                                         | 145                                                                        | 560                                                                        | 705                                                                        |
| 25       | Nagaland            | 43                                                                         | 22                                                                         | 57                                                                         | 40                                                                         | 32                                                                         | 194                                                                        | 1153                                                                       | 1347                                                                       |
| 26       | Odisha              | 588                                                                        | 15033                                                                      | 10685                                                                      | 12491                                                                      | 8371                                                                       | 47168                                                                      | 27293                                                                      | 74461                                                                      |
| 27       | Puducherry          | 35                                                                         | 108                                                                        | 110                                                                        | 19                                                                         | 6                                                                          | 278                                                                        | 4                                                                          | 282                                                                        |
| 28       | Punjab              | 1142                                                                       | 4082                                                                       | 4018                                                                       | 3771                                                                       | 736                                                                        | 13749                                                                      | 364                                                                        | 14113                                                                      |
| 29       | Rajasthan           | 2907                                                                       | 9657                                                                       | 12625                                                                      | 13285                                                                      | 9037                                                                       | 47511                                                                      | 21241                                                                      | 68752                                                                      |
| 30       | Sikkim              | 99                                                                         | 189                                                                        | 185                                                                        | 176                                                                        | 119                                                                        | 768                                                                        | 466                                                                        | 1234                                                                       |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu          | 2052                                                                       | 12844                                                                      | 15913                                                                      | 12463                                                                      | 6350                                                                       | 49622                                                                      | 6596                                                                       | 56218                                                                      |
| 32       | Tripura             | 217                                                                        | 2190                                                                       | 2230                                                                       | 1349                                                                       | 762                                                                        | 6748                                                                       | 1090                                                                       | 7838                                                                       |
| 33       | Uttarakhand         | 1017                                                                       | 8123                                                                       | 7104                                                                       | 4082                                                                       | 1673                                                                       | 21999                                                                      | 2323                                                                       | 24322                                                                      |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh       | 8948                                                                       | 65785                                                                      | 44840                                                                      | 31503                                                                      | 14375                                                                      | 165451                                                                     | 16200                                                                      | 181651                                                                     |
| 35       | West Bengal         | 3526                                                                       | 40285                                                                      | 38851                                                                      | 16604                                                                      | 6199                                                                       | 105465                                                                     | 5454                                                                       | 110919                                                                     |
|          | Total               | 38318                                                                      | 253237                                                                     | 243873                                                                     | 198891                                                                     | 117718                                                                     | 852037                                                                     | 285796                                                                     | 1137833                                                                    |