(a) whether a Conference of State Education Ministers was held recently;
(b) if so, the details of the issues discussed and decisions arrived at in the Conference;
(c) whether some State Governments have lodged their protest against the new funding pattern
under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan during the Eleventh Five Year Plan and are in favour of the
old funding pattern;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(e) the details of the revenue to be collected through education cess during Eleventh Five
Year Plan in comparison to the collections during the Tenth Five Year Plan?