Lok Sabha Question No. 3616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Foreign Funding for Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## Foreign Funding for Schools

## 3616. SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any details of the foreign funding in primary, secondary education in the country; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to utilize such funds and if so, the details thereof along with the purpose therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) and (b): Yes, Madam. For the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA),  which  is  for  universalization  of  elementary  education  in  the  country,  Government  of India  has  signed  a  financial  agreement  with  the  World  Bank's  International  Development Association (IDA) for an amount of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 651.00 million (equivalent to US$1006.2 million) on 29 th May, 2014. The IDA credit is effective from 27 th August, 2014 till 30 th September,  2017  and  forms  part  of  the  central  share  of  funds  released  under  SSA.    In addition, an agreement has been signed with European Union (EU) for an amount of Euro € 80 million for SSA for elementary education and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for secondary education.  Details of financial assistance received during the period 2013-14 to 2015-16 for the SSA programme are as under:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Amount disbursed by World Bank (IDA)   | Amount disbursed by EU   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2013-14 | Nil                                    | 243.95                   |
| 2014-15 | 1200.166                               | Nil                      |
| 2015-16 | 1910.948                               | 171.86                   |
| 2016-17 | 1510.766                               | Nil                      |
| Total   | 4621.880                               | 415.81                   |

No fund from EU has been disbursed for RMSA so far.

The Government of India has also signed an agreement with the World Bank to provide financial assistance up to US$ 500 million and an agreement with Department for International Development (DFID) to provide financial assistance up to € 80 million to support the RMSA for a period of four years (2012-2016), to strengthen secondary education in the country. Details of financial assistance received for the RMSA programme are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Fund received from World Bank | Fund received from DFID   |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                          697.54 | 166.80                    |
| 2013-14 |                          758.61 | 204.18                    |
| 2014-15 |                          792.29 | 196.29                    |
| 2015-16 |                          685.76 | Nil                       |
| Total   |                         2934.2  | 567.27                    |

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