Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: ICT@School Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**ICT @ School Scheme**

1595. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

(a) the aims and salient features of the centrally sponsored scheme called ICT@school;

(b) whether the Government has allocated funds to various States under the aforesaid scheme during each of the last three years and if so, the details thereof, State and year-wise;

(c) whether the allocation for Kerala under the scheme has been pending for the last two years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has received any representation from the Government of Kerala in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

1. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Schools is meant to promote computer enabled learning in Government and Government aided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. Under the Scheme, financial assistance is given to States/UTs for ICT infrastructure in schools, development of content, teachers’ training and internet connectivity to enable computer literacy among students and for computer aided teaching and learning. The ICT scheme has since been brought under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) w.e.f. June, 2013.
2. Yes, Madam.  Details of allocation of fund to States/UTs under the scheme during the last three years is Annexed.

(c) & (d) No Madam,

(e)           Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (b) IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595 REGARDING ICT @ SCHOOL SCHEME FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2015 ASKED BY SHRI ANTO ANTONY INDICATING DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED TO STATE/UT-WISE DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS UNDER THE CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS.

**(Rs. In Lakhs)**

| **Name of State / UT**   | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   |
|--------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| A & N Island             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Assam                    | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Bihar                    | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Chandigarh               | 0             | 0             | 25.00         |
| Chhattisgarh             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| D & N Haveli             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Daman and Diu            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Delhi                    | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Goa                      | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Gujarat                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Haryana                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 0             | 637.00        | 0             |
| Jammu & Kashmir          | 0             | 0             | 1408.00       |
| Jharkhand                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Karnataka                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Kerala                   | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Lakshdweep               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Maharashtra              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Manipur                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Meghalaya                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Mizoram                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Nagaland                 | 774.40        | 0             | 0             |
| Odisha                   | 12800.00      | 0             | 0             |
| Puducherry               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Punjab                   | 838.4         | 0             | 0             |
| Rajasthan                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Sikkim                   | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Tamil Nadu               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Telangana                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Tripura                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| Uttarakhand              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| West Bengal              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| **Total**                | **14412.80**  | **637.00**    | **1433.00**   |