Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

114. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was started on 2000-01 with the funding pattern of
75:25 to attain universalization of elementary education and to achieve zero drop out rate by
2010. The fund sharing pattern between centre and state government for SSA was in a
sliding scale of 65:35 for the first two years of the 11 th Five year plan i.e. 2007-08 & 2008-
09, 60:40 for the third year i.e. 2009-10, 55:45 for the fourth year i.e. 2010-11 and thereafter
50:50. However, with the implementation of Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)
Act, 2009 from first April, 2010, the funding pattern of SSA programme has been revised to
65:35 from 2010-11 to 2014-15. The programme will now be implemented as combined
RTE-SSA programme. 13 th Finance Commission has recommended a total grant of Rs.
224.00 crore for implementation of RTE Act to Punjab. While the state welcome the
restoration of sharing pattern under SSA to 65:35 (GoI: State) for implementing the RTE.
However, to substract the 13 th Finance Commission as in the Annual Budget of SSA and then
work out the distribution of remaining amount between the Centre and the State needs to be
reviewed. Government of India should work out the cost sharing as per the actual budget of
SSA and then allow the state government to adjust 13 th FC grant as state share.
115. Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 329 new schools and 19037 additional class
rooms have been completed. The State has achieved the desirable ratio of 1:2 for Upper
Primary to Primary Schools in all the districts. 10661 teachers have been appointed under
SSA so far. During household survey-2010 to identify the OoSC, the State has identified
30939 OoSC which includes 14121 (6-8 years), 16818 (8-14 years). A provision of Rs.
742.43 crore (including Rs. 41.00 crore for 13 th FC) is provided for the year 2011-12. Since
there is no provision for providing furniture under SSA programme, an amount of Rs. 60.00
crore has been allocated for providing furniture in primary schools for the Annual Plan 2011-
12 under new state level plan scheme.
116. The State is successfully implementing the national programme of Mid-Day-
Meal in the schools covering 18.60 lac children in 19466 institutions of Government,
Government aided schools, EGS & AIE Centres (Classes I-V & Classes VI-VIII).
Government of India has increased the rate of cooking from Rs. 2.08 to Rs. 2.50 for primary
classes and Rs. 2.60 to Rs. 3.75 for upper primary classes w.e.f. 1-12-2009 and the rates have
been further increased to Rs. 2.69 for primary classes and Rs. 4.03 for upper primary classes
w.e.f. 1-4-2010. The cooking cost is to be shared by Centre and State in the ratio 75:25.
Besides, one cook-cum-helper can be engaged in a school with 25 students, two cooks for
school with 26-100 students and one additional cook-cum-helper for every addition up to 100
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