Smart Schools: “Information Communication Technology in School”
Smart Schools: “Information Communication Technology in School”
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1227
TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015
Smart Schools
1227. SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up smart schools in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the proposal received from the other States in the country in this regard;
(c) whether the Government has approved the said proposals and accorded its administrative and financial approval; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (d) The “Information Communication Technology in School” component of RMSA Scheme provides for setting up of 150 smart schools across the country to act as “Technology Demonstrators” and to propagate ICT skills among students of neighbourhood schools. Based on the viable proposal received from the States/UTs, 50 Government Senior/Higher Secondary schools have been approved to be set up as Smart Schools across the country under the Scheme. The State-wise list of these 50 schools approved is annexed.
Under the component, an amount of Rs. 25 lakh per school is provided for setting up a smart school. Further, an amount of Rs. 2.5 lakh per year to each smart school is provided as recurring grant for meeting various expenditures including maintenance, consumables, internet usage and monitoring cost.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (a) to (d) IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1227 REGARDING “SMART SCHOOLS” FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE INDICATING DETAILS OF 50 SMART SCHOOLS APPROVED TO BE SET UP IN STATE/UT-WISE UNDER THE INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS COMPONENT OF CONVERGED RMSA SCHEME.
Name of States / UTs
|
Smart Schools approved under ICT in School Component of Converged RMSA Scheme in Government Senior and Higher Secondary Schools. |
| A & N Island | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 |
| Assam | 0 |
| Bihar | 0 |
| Chandigarh | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | 0 |
| D & N Haveli | 2 |
| Daman and Diu | 2 |
| Delhi | 0 |
| Goa | 0 |
| Gujarat | 0 |
| Haryana | 0 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 0 |
| Jharkhand | 0 |
| Karnataka | 0 |
| Kerala | 0 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 0 |
| Maharashtra | 0 |
| Manipur | 4 |
| Meghalaya | 0 |
| Mizoram | 4 |
| Nagaland | 4 |
| Odisha | 0 |
| Puducherry | 4 |
| Punjab | 5 |
| Rajasthan | 0 |
| Sikkim | 4 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 |
| Telangana | 2 |
| Tripura | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0 |
| Uttarakhand | 0 |
| West Bengal | 5 |
| Total | 50 |
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