(a) whether Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is operationalised successfully to
enhance access and improve quality of education at secondary stage, while ensuring equity;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the expenditure and achievements during the previous three
years, State/UT-wise; and
(c) whether the RMSA is to achieve universal retention in secondary level education by 2020 and if
so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) & (b) 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, improving quality of education through making
all secondary schools conform to prescribed norms and removal of gender, socio-economic and
disability barriers.
Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs for opening of New
government secondary schools and strengthening of existing government secondary schools alongwith
provision of (i) Class Rooms, (ii) Integrated Science Laboratory, (iii) Library (iv) Art and Craft Room,
(v) Toilet Blocks, (vi) Drinking Water Provisions, (vii) Head Master Room etc. Further, there is
provision of appointment of 1 Head Teacher and 5 Teachers for every new/upgraded secondary school
and Additional teacher is also approved to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher ratio as per requirement
of State Governments/UTs. Central Government regularly takes up the issue of filling up of vacant
teacher posts and redeployment of teachers with the State/UT government.
Further, various types of teacher trainings including in-service teacher training to
Headmasters/Principle, Training of Master Trainers, Training of Key Resource Persons, induction
training of Teachers, and Leadership training of Headmasters & State Resource Groups (SRGs) are
also supported under RMSA to improve the quality of teaching learning. Moreover, interventions like
motivation and awareness programmes, remedial teaching, self-defence training for girls, provision of
separate toilets for girls and boys, etc. are also supported under RMSA to improve quality of school
education at secondary level. Further, interventions such as Science fair/Exhibition and Talent Search
at district level; mathematics and science kits to schools, visit to higher institution of students and
learning enhancement of students are also approved.
Under RMSA, 2521 New schools, 5928 Schools under strengthening, 6267 schools under
Vocational Education, 11392 schools under ICT and 563 Girls Hostels have been approved from 2014-
15 to 2016-17. The state wise approvals during last 3 year is at Annexure –I.
The State wise status of release of fund by MHRD to States/UTs during last 3 year is at Annexure –II.
Due to the interventions under RMSA at Secondary level, there has been improvement in
educational indicates as tabulated below:
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Sl No. Indicator UDISE* 2013-14 UDISE 2015-16
1. Gross Enrolment Ration (total) 76.64 80.01
2. GER (boys) 76.80 79.16
3. GER (girls) 76.47 80.97
4. Gross Access Ratio 76.85 86.48
5. Gender Parity Index (GPI) 1.00 1.02
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* Unified District Information System for Education
(c) Yes Madam, one of the objectives of RMSA Scheme is to achieve universal retention in
secondary level education by 2020. As per UDISE 2015-16, the transition rate from class VIII to IX is
90.62% and the annual average drop out rate at secondary level is 17.06%.