Question : Upgradation of Government Schools

(a) whether there is any centrally sponsored scheme to upgrade Government schools and equip
them with all the facilities; and
(b) if so, the details of the funds allocated to the States/UTs under the said scheme, State/UTwise?

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)

(a) Yes, Sir. The Department has launched the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for
School Education by subsuming the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) from
2018-19. It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to
class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.It envisages the ‘school’ as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to seniorsecondary levels.

The major interventions under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access including Infrastructure
Development and Retention; (ii) Gender and Equity; (iii) Inclusive Education; (iv) Quality; (v)
Financial support for Teacher Salary; (vi) Digital initiatives; (vii) Entitlements under the Right of
Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 including uniforms, textbooks etc.;(viii)
Pre-school Education; (ix) Vocational Education; (x) Sports and Physical Education; (xi)
Strengthening of Teacher Education and Training; and (xii) Monitoring of the scheme. Its main
features, inter alia, are as follows:
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(i) Universalizing access to quality school education by expansion of schooling facilities in the
uncovered areas through up-gradation of schools up-to senior secondary level.
(ii) Ensuring availability of adequate infrastructure to ensure that schools conform to the
prescribed norms.
(iii) Annual Grant of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000/- per school for strengthening of
Libraries.
(iv) Annual Composite school grant of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1,00,000/- to be allocated on the basis of
school enrolment, out of which at least 10% is required to be spent on activities related to
Swachhata Action Plan.
(v) Annual Grant for sports equipments at the cost of Rs. 5000 for Primary Schools,
Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and
senior secondary schools.
(vi) Allocation for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) of Rs. 3,500 per child per annum
including a stipend of Rs. 200 per month for CWSN girls to be provided from Classes I to
XII.
(vii) Allocation for uniforms at the rate of Rs. 600 per child per annum.
(viii) Allocation for textbooks at the rate of Rs. 250/400 per child per annum.
(ix) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6-8 to
Class 6-12.
(x) Strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like State Council of Educational Research and
Training (SCERTs) and District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) to improve
the quality of teachers.
(xi) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital
boards and Direct to Home (DTH) channels.
(xii) Support States and UTs for implementation of provisions of RTE Act, including
reimbursement under section 12(1)(c) of the Act.
(xiii) Setting up of residential schools and hostels for difficult areas and for children in difficult
circumstances.
(xiv) The scheme also provides for annual maintenance and repair of existing school building,
toilets and other facilities to upkeep the infrastructure in good condition.
(b) The Statement showing State/UT-wise Central share released under Samagra Shiksha during
2018-19 is at Annexure.
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