Question : Higher Secondary Schools

(a) the reasons for no other efforts made by the Government till now except Kendriya
Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas to establish schools upto higher secondary level
to provide qualitative education equivalent to Non-Governmental Schools for the
common man despite the inclusion of education in the Concurrent List of the
Constitution;
(b) whether the Government has any proposal to open such schools to
provide qualitative education at cheap rates; and
(c) if not, the other alternative measures which the Government proposes to take to fulfil
the requirements of such schools?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) The framework of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan (RMSA) envisages universalizing access to secondary schools by providing a
secondary school within a reasonable distance (5 kilometer) of every habitation and a higher
secondary schools within a reasonable distance (7-10 kilometers). When the Scheme was
launched in 2009-10, it was decided to implement it in a phased manner, the first phase was
designed to make good quality secondary education available to young persons in the age group
of 14-15 years. Further, the other components of integrated RMSA, viz Information and
Communication Technology in Schools, Girls Hostels, Vocational Education and Inclusive
Education of the Disabled at Secondary Stage cater to Higher Secondary level also.
(b) In the Union Budget of 2018-19, it has been announced to treat school education
holistically without segmentation upto class 12th,
(c) Does not arise.
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