MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) to (c) As per the Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act, 2009, States/UTs are required to
define the area or limits of neighbourhood within which a
school, if not already established, is required to be
established within a period of three years. The norms for
sanction of schools under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan have already
been revised to provide schools as per the neighbourhood
norms defined by the State Governments.
Keeping in view the projected child population in the 6-
14 age group, National level estimates suggests that the
States would require 14.23 lakh additional classrooms for
new and existing schools.
(d) The Department has already revised the SSA norms to
provide for neighbourhood schools as defined by the State
Governments in their RTE rules. The Government has also
estimated the total requirement of funds for implementing
the provision of the RTE-SSA programme at Rs.2.31 lakh crore
over a five year period from 2010-11 to 2014-15. Further the
Central Government has revised the fund sharing pattern
between the Central and the State Government from the
previously prevalent sliding scale to the 65:35 sharing
ratio between the Central and the State Governments.
(e) & (f) There are 44,468 primary schools without their own
building in the country. The state-wise figures are attached
herewith. Out of these, 19717 school buildings are under
construction. Constructions of schools is sanctioned on a
year to year basis for each State/UT within a ceiling of 33%
of the total project outlay.
