Lok Sabha Question No. 2568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Development of Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2568 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Development of Schools

## †2568. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) the number of proposals for management of education and teaching and development of schools and colleges in Maharashtra received from the Ministry during the last three years and the amount sought from the Government in this regard;
- (b) the amount sanctioned for the State Government of Maharashtra by the Government;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the budget for education during the current financial year; and
- (d) if so, the estimated increase therein?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b): The  details of proposals received, funds approved  and  funds released to Maharashtra under various schemes of the Ministry during the last three years is as under:

## (i) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

( ₹ in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Amount for which proposals received |   Amount approved |   Fund released |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | 2012-13 |                                416319 |            262659 |        106855   |
|         2 | 2013-14 |                                222782 |            141694 |         65653.6 |
|         3 | 2014-15 |                                217079 |            143915 |         58288.5 |

## (ii) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)

( ₹ in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Amount for which proposals received |   Amount approved |   Fund released* |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|         1 | 2012-13 |                               13122.7 |          10481.7  |         11765.9  |
|         2 | 2013-14 |                              129989   |           4294.48 |          4703.38 |
|         3 | 2014-15 |                              175693   |          11272.8  |         23451.8  |

## (iii) Mid Day Meal (MDM)

(

₹ in lakh)

| Year    |   Fund released |
|---------|-----------------|
| 2012-13 |        105630   |
| 2013-14 |         98376.6 |
| 2014-15 |         95059.8 |

## (iv) Infrastructure Development in Minority institutions (IDMI)

( ₹ in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Amount for which proposals received |   Amount approved |   Fund released |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | 2012-13 |                                    65 |                21 |          579.54 |
|         2 | 2013-14 |                                   102 |                47 |          406.75 |
|         3 | 2014-15 |                                    44 |                 8 |           74.11 |

## (v) National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education.

Three proposals for academic years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 under the Centrally sponsored  'National  Scheme  of  Incentive  to  Girls  for  Secondary  Education'  were  received during  last  three  years.  Two  proposals  for  academic  years  2011-12  and  2012-13  had  been sanctioned  covering  incentive  for  girls  amounting  to  Rs.16.71  crore  and  Rs.15.28  crore respectively. The proposal for academic year 2013-14 was received in 2014-15 and could not be sanctioned due to limited availability of budget.

- (vi) No  proposals  have  been  received  by  UGC  from  Government  of  Maharashtra  for education and development of colleges during the last three years. However, under the scheme of General  Development  Assistance-XII  Plan,  grants  released  to  colleges  in  Maharashtra  are  as under:
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise.

| Year    | Nos. of Colleges assisted   | Grant Released ( ₹ in crores)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2012-13 | Nil                         | Nil                             |
| 2013-14 | 780                         | 40.16                           |
| 2014-15 | 91                          | 11.45                           |
| Total   | 871                         | 51.61                           |