Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Free Text Books under SSA
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  May, 2016

## Free Text Books under SSA

## †1279. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  provide  free  text  books  to  the students under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan during the last three years, State/ UT-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether any criteria has been formulated for the distribution of text books and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the text books are being procured from the private publishers also apart from the NCERT;
- (d) whether the text books provided by the private publishers fulfil the fixed criteria; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, mandates free and compulsory education for all children in Government schools. In pursuance of this Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) supports provision for textbooks to all children in Government/local body and Government aided schools, including Madrasa desirous of introducing State curriculum, within the upper ceiling if Rs. 150/- per child at primary level and Rs. 250/- at upper  primary  level.  States  that  have  been  providing  textbooks  to  children  under  State  sector scheme and budget since 2007-08 will continue to fund textbooks provided from the State plan. Details of funds allocated by the Government to provide free text books to the students under SSA during the last three years, State/UT wise and year-wise is at Annexure.

(c) & (d):  Education is in the Concurrent List and the majority of schools are under the purview of State Governments/ UT Administrations. It is for the States and UTs to take appropriate action in the  matter  of  regulating  the  provision  of  textbooks  to  the  children  under  their  jurisdiction.  Some States  have  either  adopted  or  adapted  the  National  Council  for  Educational  Research  Training books while other States have developed their own textbooks as per the guidelines of the National Curriculum Framework-2005 which are published by the Government press or private publisher.

- (e): No, Madam.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI REGARDING 'FREE TEXT BOOKS UNDER SSA'.

## Details on approval of Free Text Book under SSA

| Sl. No.   |                     | Distribution of Free Text Book   | Distribution of Free Text Book   | Distribution of Free Text Book   | Distribution of Free Text Book   | Distribution of Free Text Book   | Distribution of Free Text Book   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|           |                     | 2013-14                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2015-16                          |
|           |                     | Phy.                             | Fin (In Lakhs)                   | Phy.                             | Fin (In Lakhs)                   | Phy.                             | Fin (In Lakhs)                   |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar    | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 0                                | 0.00                             | 3003                             | 5.70                             | 3136                             | 6.25                             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 261690                           | 473.20                           | 247342                           | 450.71                           | 245062                           | 447.27                           |
| 4         | Assam               | 2874517                          | 5345.68                          | 3065204                          | 5622.54                          | 3036179                          | 5575.96                          |
| 5         | Bihar               | 19372566                         | 33813.85                         | 20304755                         | 36444.03                         | 20678916                         | 37367.90                         |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 76221                            | 145.60                           | 104528                           | 199.56                           | 108432                           | 208.15                           |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 2933490                          | 4892.89                          | 2780837                          | 5198.91                          | 2690193                          | 5045.79                          |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1783                             | 3.34                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 15505                            | 29.20                            | 0                                | 29.97                            | 15251                            | 28.78                            |
| 10        | Delhi               | 412548                           | 1031.37                          | 393918                           | 984.39                           | 414993                           | 1037.08                          |
| 11        | Goa                 | 137131                           | 277.47                           | 136062                           | 274.92                           | 136650                           | 273.03                           |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 695529                           | 1738.82                          | 728863                           | 1811.25                          | 785519                           | 1954.80                          |
| 13        | Haryana             | 2071283                          | 3834.21                          | 2036864                          | 3819.67                          | 1958029                          | 3683.65                          |
| 14        | HP                  | 372719                           | 714.95                           | 353893                           | 680.36                           | 337588                           | 651.01                           |
| 15        | J&K                 | 753330                           | 3007.92                          | 723258                           | 1435.75                          | 697578                           | 1374.58                          |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 4036020                          | 7234.88                          | 3933597                          | 7044.27                          | 3811632                          | 6858.54                          |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 1717795                          | 1724.02                          | 967403                           | 1656.75                          | 986715                           | 1726.12                          |
| 18        | Kerala              | 2521052                          | 5044.06                          | 2434083                          | 4882.46                          | 2350266                          | 4697.23                          |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         | 0                                | 0.00                             | 3                                | 0.01                             | 0                                | 0.00                             |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 10083524                         | 17902.77                         | 9605372                          | 17789.94                         | 8850199                          | 16550.44                         |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 12842102                         | 24225.31                         | 12525447                         | 23713.76                         | 12386001                         | 23538.26                         |
| 22        | Manipur             | 237475                           | 398.04                           | 240747                           | 405.84                           | 226490                           | 384.44                           |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | 581289                           | 1035.36                          | 589263                           | 1055.99                          | 599223                           | 1079.81                          |
| 24        | Mizoram             | 171075                           | 329.12                           | 134510                           | 246.33                           | 119094                           | 219.98                           |
| 25        | Nagaland            | 194386                           | 342.04                           | 191989                           | 338.52                           | 165666                           | 294.53                           |
| 26        | Odisha              | 4718561                          | 8756.11                          | 4416599                          | 8156.44                          | 4388183                          | 8155.45                          |
| 27        | Puducherry          | 87                               | 0.18                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 33                               | 0.06                             |
| 28        | Punjab              | 796393                           | 1532.28                          | 768418                           | 1468.18                          | 787432                           | 1513.91                          |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 471550                           | 1082.57                          | 464005                           | 1157.97                          | 452842                           | 1129.59                          |
| 30        | Sikkim              | 91773                            | 172.96                           | 85678                            | 164.91                           | 77382                            | 150.73                           |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 1710                             | 3.42                             |
| 32        | Telangana           |                                  |                                  | 2379                             | 4.44                             | 3440                             | 6.78                             |
| 33        | Tripura             | 480450                           | 898.27                           | 518145                           | 964.67                           | 504124                           | 941.96                           |
| 34        | UP                  | 14012396                         | 25202.26                         | 13840058                         | 19960.69                         | 13301637                         | 18640.89                         |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         | 643118                           | 1226.48                          | 620613                           | 1090.82                          | 593790                           | 1140.45                          |
| 36        | West Bengal Total   | 4991524 88568882                 | 12456.94 164872.16               | 4966381 87183217                 | 12394.82 159454.54               | 4614743 85328128                 | 11523.29 156210.12               |