MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a): As per the “Statistics of School Education†brought out by the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, the State-wise details of enrolment in primary, middle schools
during the years 2008-09, 2009-10(Provisional) and 2010-11(Provisional) are at the
Annex I & II.
(b) & (c): The enrolment in primary schools has decreased in the States/ UTs of Goa,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu, Tripura and West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman & Diu, Delhi,
Lakshadweep and Puducherry during the year 2010-11 as compared to 2009-10. The decline
in birth rates in some parts of the country, as well as the failure of private schools
to report their enrolment data, contribute to a fall in enrolment figures.
(d) & (e): The Government has been making consistent progress in meeting the goals
of Universal Elementary Education through the implementation of the Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan (SSA). The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009,
which became operational with effect from 1st April, 2010, provides that every child
in the 6 to 14 age-group shall have a right to free and compulsory education till
the completion of elementary education. The SSA Framework of Implementation has been
revised to correspond with the provisions of the RTE Act 2009 and the SSA is being
implemented in accordance with the norms and standards of the RTE Act to enhance
enrolment and retention of children. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is also being implemented
with a view to enhance the enrolment and retention of children in school. Further,
the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA) which has been launched for universal
access to secondary education, aims at removing gender and socio-economic disparities
in access to education.
(f): The details of funds allocated to schools in rural areas are not maintained.
However, the actual expenditure incurred by the Education Departments of the Centre
& the States/UTs during the year 2009-10, Revised Estimate (RE) for the year 2010-11
and Budget Estimate(BE) for the year 2011-12 under various schemes in Elementary
Education and Secondary Education is given below:-
(in Crores)
2009-10 (Actual Expenditure) 2010-11 (RE) 2011-12 (BE)
Plan Non-Plan Total Plan Non-Plan Total Plan Non-Plan Total
Elementary Education
32113.83 63459.66 95573.49 46998.45 75505.61 122504.06 53950.09 86950.87 140900.96
Secondary Education
6761.28 52709.97 59471.25 11760.046 3381.17 75141.21 15981.20 69876.41
85857.61
