(a) Whether a study has been conducted regarding admission in
schools of the children of 6 to 14 years of age group with a view
to educate them mandatorily in the existing system of education;
(b ) if so, the number of additional schools and classes
warranted to be set up in every State in the country;
(c) estimated allocation of funds to every State required for
this purpose; and
(d) the sources identified to raise this fund?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)
(a) : Yes, Sir.
(b) and (c) : An Expert Group on Financial Requirement for
Making Elementary Education a Fundamental Right estimated in
1999, a requirement of Rs. 1,37,000 Crore over a ten year period
for achieving the goal of Universalisation of Elementary
Education. State-wise requirement of additional schools and
funds, necessary for construction, as estimated by the Expert
Group, are given in the annexure.
(d) : Plan allocations for Elementary Education have been
steadily increasing over the years. In addition, limited
external assistance, as and when necessary, has been tapped for
Universalisation of Elementary Education through the District
Primary Education Programme and more recently the Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan.
State Governments have also been requested to mobilize
resources from the community on a voluntary basis, for
improvement of primary education.
In the Union Budget presented on 8.07.2004, an education
cess has also been proposed on income tax, corporation tax,
excise and customs duties, and service tax to fulfill the
Government’s commitment to provide and finance universalized
quality basic education.
ANNEXURE
NO OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS AND FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EACH STATE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(Rs. in crores) Sl Name of State Additional schools required Funds No required for construction Primary Upper Total Primary 1 Andhra Pradesh 7189 20459 27648 2738.05 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1940 1297 3237 41.01 3 Assam 4561 114 4675 932.61 4 Bihar @ 13410 19197 32607 4474.45 5 Goa 93 446 539 39.77 6 Gujarat 518 0 518 1116.93 7 Haryana 21 1205 1226 503.97 8 Himachal Pradesh 14197 9860 24057 301.37 9 Jammu & Kashmir 1636 3006 4642 453.78 10 Karnataka 7990 0 7990 1320.45 11 Kerala 1530 1130 2660 513.40 12 Madhya Pradesh $ 12700 26369 39069 2339.05 13 Maharashtra 11432 5393 16825 2612.68 14 Manipur 410 1007 1417 9.60 15 Meghalaya 1444 1985 3429 64.58 16 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 17 Nagaland 51 317 368 10.68 18 Orissa 7994 12953 20947 914.17 19 Punjab 1571 4783 6354 729.04 20 Rajasthan 15739 12123 27862 1560.05 21 Sikkim 359 328 687 10.46 22 Tamil Nadu 333 9883 10216 1382.42 23 Tripura 1625 1415 3040 135.83 24 Uttar Pradesh ## 38037 44648 82685 6654.39 25 West Bengal 9795 27252 37047 2913.89 @ includes Jharkhand $ includes Chattisgarh ## includes Uttaranchal