Lok Sabha Question No. 1158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Education for Children in Slum Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2016

## Education for Children in Slum Areas

## 1158. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey on the status of education of children living in slums, especially, in metro cities of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the schemes/projects implemented/being implemented for education of such children?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) and (b): As per an independent survey titled  'National Sample Survey of Estimation of Out  of  School  Children  in  the  Age  6-13  in  India'  commissioned  by  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development  in 2014, 4.73 lakh children living in slum areas are estimated to be out of school. State-wise details of out of school children in slum areas as per 2014 survey are at Annexure. Data in respect of metro cities of the country are not separately available.
- (c):  The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  Act,  2009,  provides  for compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education to every child in the age group of 6-14 years.  Section 4 of the RTE Act provides for special training for age appropriate admission of out of school children. State Governments and UT Administrations implement  the  provision  of  RTE  Act,  2009  in  accordance  with  their  State  RTE  rules  and regulations.

Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  is  the  designated  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for meeting  the  objective  of  RTE  Act,  2009.    Under  SSA,  assistance  is  provided  to  State Governments  and  UT  Administrations  for  universalization  of  elementary  education  in  the country. Since inception of SSA in 2001 till 31.3.2016, opening of 2.04 lakh new primary schools and 1.59 lakh new upper primary schools; and construction of 18.61 lakh additional classrooms have been sanctioned to States and UTs to enable the States to provide access to elementary  education.  In  addition,  3609  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas,  which  are residential schools for girls at upper primary level, have also been sanctioned to the States for improving  access  to  marginalised  girls  particularly  out  of  school,  either  drop  out  or  never

Under the SSA, provisions have also been  made for residential schools/hostels  and transportation/ escort facility for children living in sparsely populated areas, children living in areas where schools cannot be opened due to unavailability of land and children in need of care  and  protection.  Special  training  is  also  provided  to  all  such  children  who  are  school dropouts, children of migrants, children living in slums, street and working children, children enrolled. without adult protection etc.

Besides,  strategies  adopted  by  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  such  as strengthening of school infrastructure, improving Pupil Teacher Ratio, providing incentives like free textbooks, uniforms for eligible category of children and mid-day meal in schools have proved to be useful in increasing the enrolment of children in elementary schools.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016 ASKED BY SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL REGARDING 'EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN SLUM AREAS'

Statement showing details of out of school children in slum areas as per 2014 survey

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                |   Out of school children in slum areas as per National Sample Survey |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                                  275 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                                14080 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                                    0 |
| 4         | Assam                    |                                                                14947 |
| 5         | Bihar                    |                                                                41096 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               |                                                                    0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             |                                                                    0 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                                    0 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               |                                                                    0 |
| 10        | Delhi                    |                                                                79631 |
| 11        | Goa                      |                                                                    0 |
| 12        | Gujarat                  |                                                                37893 |
| 13        | Haryana                  |                                                                 2849 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                                    0 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                                    0 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                |                                                                    0 |
| 17        | Karnataka                |                                                                25540 |
| 18        | Kerala                   |                                                                    0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              |                                                                    0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                                77125 |
| 21        | Maharashtra              |                                                                34754 |
| 22        | Manipur                  |                                                                    0 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                |                                                                    0 |
| 24        | Mizoram                  |                                                                    0 |
| 25        | Nagaland                 |                                                                    0 |
| 26        | Odisha                   |                                                                23876 |
| 27        | Puducherry               |                                                                    0 |
| 28        | Punjab                   |                                                                11776 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                |                                                                 5972 |
| 30        | Sikkim                   |                                                                    0 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               |                                                                22983 |
| 32        | Telangana                |                                                                    0 |
| 33        | Tripura                  |                                                                  277 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                                 7308 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              |                                                                15332 |
| 36        | West Bengal              |                                                                57417 |
|           | Total                    |                                                               473131 |

Source:

IMRB Survey, 2014