(a) Whether the Government proposes to open new schools in different categories during the
11th Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State and Union Territory-wise; and
(c) the details of the schools opened during 2007-08 in this regard, State and Union Territory-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)
(a) to (c): Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA), new primary and upper primary
schools are proposed by States/UTs based on habitation wise planning through the
mechanism of district wise Annual Work Plans & Budgets,every year. A statement showing
State/UT-wise details of new schools sanctioned in 2007-08 under the programme is
given at Annexure.