Lok Sabha Question No. 1520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: PM SHRI Schools in Telangana
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1520 ANSWERED ON - 09/02/2026

## PM SHRI Schools in Telangana

1520.   Shri Arvind Dharmapuri:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of PM SHRI schools approved in the country and the criteria used for their selection particularly in Telangana district-wise;
- (b) whether learning outcomes and digital adoption in PM SHRI schools have improved as compared to non-PM SHRI schools or pre-upgradation baseline and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  PM  SHRI  School  Scheme  coverage  in Telangana, especially in rural and aspirational districts; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims to strengthen more than 14,500 schools across the country out of which 13,076 schools have been selected as PM  SHRI  schools from 33 States/UTs along with KVS/NVS/NCERT.  Of  these,  794  PM  SHRI  schools  have  been  selected  from  State  of Telangana. The district wise list of number of PM SHRI Schools in the State of Telangana is attached as Annexure I.

The criteria adopted by the Government for selecting the schools under the PM SHRI scheme are provided under 'Selection Methodology' of the PM SHRI Framework, available at the link: https://pmshri.education.gov.in/assets/pdf/part1\_pmshri.pdf.

- (b): PM SHRI scheme has a provision to incorporate digital learning in PM SHRI schools by establishing ICT labs, smart classrooms, computer labs, internet facility and digital libraries along with digital educational content. Platforms like DIKSHA are being utilized to provide a repository  of  high-quality  digital  learning  resources,  enabling  resource-  sharing  among educators and students.

Further, the data pertaining to learning outcomes of students of PM SHRI schools may be accessed at link: https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en.

- (c) & (d): Under  PM  SHRI  scheme,  a  maximum  of  two  schools  per  block/ULB  are selected with an upper limit on the total number of schools across India. Further, a total of 794 PM SHRI schools have been selected from State of Telangana out of which 654 PM SHRI Schools are  from  rural  areas  and  50  PM  SHRI  schools  are  from  aspirational  districts.  The district-wise  details  of  PM  SHRI  schools  including  rural  and  aspirational  districts  may  be accessed on the website of PM SHRI scheme at the link: https://pmshri.education.gov.in/state.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1520  ANSWERED  ON  09.02.2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ARVIND DHARMAPURI,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  'PM  SHRI SCHOOLS IN TELANGANA'

The district wise list of number of PM SHRI Schools in the State of Telangana is placed below:

| S.No.   | Name of the district     |   Number of PMSHRI School |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1       | ADILABAD                 |                        24 |
| 2       | BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM     |                        24 |
| 3       | HANUMAKONDA              |                        19 |
| 4       | HYDERABAD                |                         3 |
| 5       | JAGITIAL                 |                        20 |
| 6       | JANGOAN                  |                        15 |
| 7       | JAYASHANKAR BHUPALAPALLY |                         8 |
| 8       | JOGULAMBA GADWAL         |                        22 |
| 9       | KAMAREDDY                |                        28 |
| 10      | KARIMNAGAR               |                        22 |
| 11      | KHAMMAM                  |                        28 |
| 12      | KUMURAMBHEEM ASIFABAD    |                        18 |
| 13      | MAHABUBABAD              |                        23 |
| 14      | MAHABUBNAGAR             |                        26 |
| 15      | MANCHERIAL               |                        25 |
| 16      | MEDAK                    |                        31 |
| 17      | MEDCHALMALKAJGIRI        |                        25 |
| 18      | MULUGU                   |                        11 |
| 19      | NAGARKURNOOL             |                        27 |
| 20      | NALGONDA                 |                        43 |
| 21      | NARAYANPET               |                        19 |
| 22      | NIRMAL                   |                        20 |
| 23      | NIZAMABAD                |                        40 |
| 24      | PEDDAPALLI               |                        16 |
| 25      | RAJANNA SIRCILLA         |                        16 |
| 26      | RANGA REDDY              |                        41 |
| 27      | SANGAREDDY               |                        44 |
| 28      | SIDDIPET                 |                        33 |
| 29      | SURYAPET                 |                        31 |
| 30      | VIKARABAD                |                        30 |
| 31      | WANAPARTHY               |                        21 |
| 32      | WARANGAL                 |                        16 |
| 33      | YADADRI BHUVANAGIRI      |                        25 |
|         | Total                    |                       794 |

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