(a) the details of ongoing educational projects in the country including Madhya
Pradesh, State-wise;
(b) the amount allocated/released for these projects during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(c) the total expenditure under the said education projects during the above period; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government for effective implementation of education projects in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(Dr. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a): The Government has taken-up various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and programmes for
providing quality education in the country including in the State of Madhya Pradesh. These
include the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for providing free and compulsory education to the
children in the age group of 6-14 years, the Mid Day Meal (MDM) to enhance enrolment,
retention, attendance of children apart from improving their nutritional levels, in classes
I – VIII in Government, Local Body and Government aided schools, and EGS and AIE centres,
NCLP Schools and Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under the SSA, the Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) to universalize access to and ensure good quality secondary
education, the establishment of 6000 Model Schools at Block level as benchmark of
excellence, the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) to encourage
traditional institution like Madarsas and Maktabs to modernize their curriculum, the
Infrastructure Development of Minority Institutions (IDMI) to augment infrastructure in
private aided/unaided minority schools/ institutions in order to enhance the quality of
education to minority children, and the construction and running of Girls Hostels to improve
and promote girls’ enrolment ratio in secondary education.
(b) & (c): The State wise details of the funds released/ expenditure during the last
three years are given at Annexure-I to VII.
(d): All the programmes are being implemented in close coordination with the State
Governments/ UTs. The programmes are monitored periodically by the Government and
appropriate remedial measures taken, wherever necessary. The progress of the implementation
of the programmes is also reviewed in the meetings with the respective State Education
Secretaries.