Question : ELEMENTARY EDUCATION



(a) whether the Government have opened alternative schools and new schools under District Primary Education Programme during 2000-2001;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the number of children benefited from these schools?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)

(a) & (b) State-wise number of alternative schools and new schools opened during 2000-2001 are given as under:-

Andhra Pradesh	763	Bihar	1466	Gujarat	827	Haryana	1005	Karnataka	595	Kerala	360	Maharashtra	643	Orissa	1884	Rajasthan	417	Tamil Nadu	74	Uttar Pradesh	3996	Total	12030


(c) 4,41,420 children have been covered during the year.