(a) whether World Bank has provided assistance during each
of the last three years for opening primary schools in
tribal/rural areas of the country;
(b) if so, the details of such assistance received during
the above period and the number of schools set up, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the number of schools proposed to be opened during next
two years with the assistance of World Bank, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (c): Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a national
flagship programme, is being implemented through out the
country including tribal/ rural areas. The World Bank
provides partial financial assistance for implementation of
SSA as sector wide support, which means that funds are
available as a consolidated resource pool, and not as
component specific investment.Funds are received by the
Central Government from the World Bank on reimbursement
basis.The World Bank has reimbursed Rs. 2736.16 crore
during the last three years. The State-wise details of
number of schools opened during the last three years is given in Annexure.