(a) the number of primary, upper primary and secondary school buildings sanctioned and
constructed under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) during each of the last three years and
the current year, State/UT-wise;
(b) the details of funds provided to each State/UT for this purpose during the above
period; and
(c) the number of such buildings proposed to be constructed during 2013-14 along with
the proposed allocations therefor, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) The state-wise details of the number of primary and upper primary school buildings
sanctioned and constructed under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and secondary school
buildings sanctioned and constructed under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
during the last three years is at Annexure.
(b) Under the SSA programme Rs. 64306.84 crore has been provided to the States / UTs
during the last three years. Similarly, under the RMSA Rs. 7153.38 crore have been
provided to the States / UTs during the last three years.
(c) For 2013-14, the budgetary provision indicated for the SSA is Rs. 27258.00 crore,
which is 14.17% higher than the RE level of 2012-13 and Rs. 3983 crore for the RMSA which
is 25.54% higher than RE level of 2012-13. In these programmes the States / UTs present
annual work plans including inter alia, new school buildings which are approved by the
Government of India in the first quarter of a new financial year.