(a) whether the Government proposes to extend Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan upto secondary and higher secondary levels;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the infrastructural facilities to be provided upto secondary/higher secondary level along
with the total amount released for this purpose;
(d) whether the Government is contemplating to encourage private-public partnership in this sector; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) to (c) The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), a centrally sponsored scheme has been launched in 2009
to universalise access to secondary education. The infrastructural facilities provided under the scheme are additional classrooms, laboratories, libraries, toilet blocks, drinking water facilities, Head Master’s room, Art and Craft rooms, residential quarters for teachers in remote areas, etc. Since the inception of the scheme, an amount of Rs. 11474.91 crore has been approved under civil works component of the programme and Rs. 4916.13 crore has been released to the States for other infrastructural development.
(d) & (e) Under the Model school scheme, in addition to the 3500 government established schools in Educationally Backward Blocks, there is a provision for establishment of one model school each in 2500 other than Educationally Backward Blocks
in the country in public –private partnership. The process for the selection of private entities for these schools has
been started.