(a) the present status of teaching at Primary and Secondary level;
(b) the teacher-student ratio prescribed by the Government at Primary and Secondary schools and actual during the last tliree years and the current year in each State and Union Territory; and
(c) the total allocated/sanctioned and utilised for the purpose during the aforesaid period, State/Union Territory-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): As per Selected Educational Statistics 2006-07 brought out by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, the gross enrolment ratio at
primary level (class I-V) is 111.24 and at high school level (class IX & X)
it is 53.20.
(b) & (c): At primary level the Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) norm envisaged is
40:1 under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme. A statement showing State-wise
PTR during the last 3 years at primary (class I-V) and high school level (Class
IX and X) and details of State-wise Central funding provided under SSA for
elementary education is given in Annexure.
A new centrally sponsored scheme called `Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan (RMSA)` was launched in March 2009 which apart from universalisation
of education at high school level (class IX and X) envisages a PTR of 1:30 for
secondary stage. The allocation for RMSA for the 11th Five Year Plan is Rs.20,120
crore. A provision of Rs.1353.98 crore has been made in 2009-10 for this scheme.