Question : EDUSAT SCHEME

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the ‘EDUSAT’ scheme in the country;

(b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;

(c) whether the Government has signed agreements with Education Boards of the country including the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Secondary Education Boards for this scheme;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(e) the medium of imparting the education proposed under the scheme; and

(f) the steps being taken to extend the scheme to uncovered areas and make it more effective?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.156 FOR ANSWER ON 10.8.2011 ASKED BY SHRI LAL CHAND KATARIA AND SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH REGARDING EDUSAT SCHEME

(a) and (b): As per the information provided by Department of Space, EDUSAT network functions are periodically reviewed. EDUSAT satellite was launched in September 2004 to support state level and national level networks. After the decommissioning of EDUSAT satellite on 30th September, 2010, the services are continued with INSAT-4CR and INSAT-3C satellite.

(c) and (d): The Department of Space has MOU with various State Governments as follows:

Sl.No.	State	Department/Agency

1.	Rajasthan	Science & Technology, GoR

2.	Haryana	Education & Language Department, GoH

3.	Lakshadweep	Administrator, Lakshadweep Islands

4.	Meghalaya	Education Department, GOM

5.	Orissa	Technical Education, GoO

6.	Gujarat	Bhaskaracharya Institute for	Space Applications & Geo Informatics	(BISAG)

7.	Maharashtra	Higher and Technical Education Department, GoM

8.	Arunachal	Education Department, GoAP	Pradesh

9.	Punjab	Punjab State Secondary	Education, GoP

10.	Kerala	Education Department, GoK

11.	West Bengal	Panchayat & Rural Development,GoWB