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Friday, December 10, 2010
Steps To Cater To Additional Intake Of Students
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO .3497
ANSWERED ON 10.12.2010
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state :- (a) whether emphasis on free and compulsory education at primary level is bound to expand intake of children at secondary and further levels manyfold;
(b) if so, the plans of Government to widen infrastructure and man-power requirements for secondary education and further levels to meet this additional intake;
(c) the details of expected expenditure involved and plans to meet the same; and
(d) the details of plans Government has to bring about 15 million children, estimated to be engaged in some form of work, into the stream of education?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) Yes Sir,
(b) & (c) The centrally sponsored scheme Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) launched in March 2009, inter-alia, provides for opening of new secondary schools (classes IX and X) based on school mapping, strengthening of existing secondary schools and induction of additional teachers to improve Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR). The 11th Plan outlay for RMSA is ` 20120 crore. During 2009-10, an amount of ` 550.00 crore was released to the States / UTs under this scheme. For 2010-11, the budget provision is ` 1700 crore.
(d) The centrally sponsored scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to universalize elementary education has been in operation since 2001- 02. Subsequently the “Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009” has been enacted to ensure free and compulsory education upto elementary level.
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state :- (a) whether emphasis on free and compulsory education at primary level is bound to expand intake of children at secondary and further levels manyfold;
(b) if so, the plans of Government to widen infrastructure and man-power requirements for secondary education and further levels to meet this additional intake;
(c) the details of expected expenditure involved and plans to meet the same; and
(d) the details of plans Government has to bring about 15 million children, estimated to be engaged in some form of work, into the stream of education?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) Yes Sir,
(b) & (c) The centrally sponsored scheme Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) launched in March 2009, inter-alia, provides for opening of new secondary schools (classes IX and X) based on school mapping, strengthening of existing secondary schools and induction of additional teachers to improve Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR). The 11th Plan outlay for RMSA is ` 20120 crore. During 2009-10, an amount of ` 550.00 crore was released to the States / UTs under this scheme. For 2010-11, the budget provision is ` 1700 crore.
(d) The centrally sponsored scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to universalize elementary education has been in operation since 2001- 02. Subsequently the “Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009” has been enacted to ensure free and compulsory education upto elementary level.
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