(a) whether the Government has given priority to those States where education has not found at par in terms of percentage of budgetary allocation earmarked for girl child education under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) pattern during the Eleventh Plan; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b): Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) provides support
under the National Programme for Education of Girls at
Elementary Level (NPEGEL) and Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidyalaya (KGBV) to girls from marginalized social groups in
over 3000 educationally backwards blocks (EBBS) in the
country, where the female literacy is below the national
average as per census 2001. Presently, NPEGEL is being
implemented 3282 EBBs and 3569 KGBVs have been sanctioned so
far in the country. SSA also provides support for need based
interventions for girls’ education and early childhood care
and education. SSA provides financial support as per the
approved fund sharing pattern between the Centre and the
States. The fund sharing pattern has been revised from the
sliding scale of 65:35 in the first two years of the 11th
Plan, 60:40 for the third year 55:45 for the fourth year,
and 50:50 thereafter to 65:35 for the duration of the next
five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15. For the states in the
North-Eastern Region (NER), the fund sharing pattern between
the Centre and the States will continue in the 90:10 ratio.