Parliament Question: Expansion and Operationalization of PM SHRI Schools

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - 23 ANSWERED ON – 02/02/2026 Expansion and Operationalization of PM SHRI Schools *23. Shri Godam Nagesh:

Shri Kali Charan Singh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of key developments undertaken by the Government to expand and operationalize the PM SHRI Schools scheme in alignment with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 across the country particularly in the States of Odisha and Karnataka including Bengaluru;

(b) the details of additional schools approved or funded recently by the Government along with the criteria adopted for their selection across the country, State/UT-wise, particularly in Odisha, especially in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency, district-wise in Karnataka, Darbhanga district in Bihar, Pali and Bhilwara Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituencies of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Jammu & Kashmir during the last two years;

(c) the details of measures taken by the Government to strengthen infrastructure, teacher training and digital learning facilities in PM SHRI schools across the country to enable them to function as exemplar institutions, State/UT-wise including above said Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituencies and States;

(d) whether the Government has any plan to open more PM SHRI Schools in tribal dominated district like Palghar in Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof;

(e) the number of children being benefitted under the said scheme in the State of Rajasthan, district-wise; and

(f) whether the Government has made any special provisions for the North-Eastern India and hilly States along with the aspirational districts of the country under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI GODAM NAGESH AND SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “EXPANSION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF PM SHRI SCHOOLS”

(a): Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims to strengthen more than 14,500 schools from amongst the existing schools managed by Central Government/State/UT Government/local bodies. As per the PM SHRI guidelines, a maximum of two schools per block/Urban Local Body (ULB) are selected with an upper limit on the total number of schools across India. These schools are to showcase all the initiatives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, be the exemplar schools, and also offer benchmarking leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. Till date, a total of 13,076 schools have been selected from 33 States/UTs along with KVS, NVS, and NCERT covering 8353 blocks/ULBs.

In alignment with the National Education Policy, 2020, PM SHRI scheme has a provision to saturate PM SHRI schools across the country including the States of Odisha and Karnataka with various components such as computer lab/ICT lab/smart classrooms, library with good furniture, internet facility, vocational skill education, guidance and career counselling, fully equipped integrated science lab/physics lab/chemistry lab/biology lab, playground with well-equipped sports facilities, school innovation council, youth and eco club for mission life, Building as Learning aid (BaLa) features and jaadui pitara for primary school children, 10 bagless days for students, child tracking software for tracking the children attendance, fully functioning handwashing facility and toilets, green school features etc.

(b): Under the PM SHRI scheme, a total of 13,076 schools have been selected from 33 States/UTs along with KVS, NVS, and NCERT. The State/UT/KVS/NVS/NCERT-wise number of schools selected under PM SHRI scheme including States of Odisha, Karnataka, Bihar, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Jammu & Kashmir, is attached as Annexure-I.

The criteria adopted by the Government for selecting the schools under the PM SHRI scheme are provided under “Selection Methodology (Page no. 13-22)” of the PM SHRI Framework, available at the link: https://pmshri.education.gov.in/assets/pdf/part1_pmshri.pdf.

The number of PM SHRI schools selected from the district of Darbhanga in Bihar and Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituencies of Nabarangpur in Odisha and Pali and Bhilwara in

Rajasthan are as follows:

S.No. District/Parliamentary Constituencies Number of PM SHRI schools

1. Darbhanga 25

2. Nabarangpur 45

3. Pali 18

4. Bhilwara 25 The district-wise number of PM SHRI schools selected under PM SHRI scheme in the state of Karnataka is attached as Annexure II. Further, the district-wise list of PM SHRI

schools across the country may be accessed on the website of PM SHRI scheme at the link:

https://pmshri.education.gov.in/state.

(c): To improve infrastructure, all the PM SHRI schools are saturated with components such as BaLa feature and jaadui pitara, support at pre-school education, child friendly furniture, outdoor play materials etc. in primary and elementary schools and furniture, fully equipped integrated science lab/physics lab/chemistry lab/ biology lab, smart classrooms, computer lab/ICT Lab, skill lab, playground with well-equipped sports facilities etc. for secondary and senior secondary schools.

Further, PM SHRI scheme has a provision to incorporate digital learning in PM SHRI schools by establishing ICT labs, smart classrooms and digital libraries along with digital educational content. Platforms like DIKSHA are being utilized to provide a repository of high- quality digital learning resources, enabling resource-sharing among educators and students.

Under the PM SHRI Scheme, strengthening of teacher training is done through District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs). There is financial provision of up to ₹3.00 lakh per DIET for capacity-building programmes of PM SHRI schools, along with assistance of up to ₹2,500 per teacher for training of subject teachers, principals, special educators, ICT teachers, and master trainers. School principals are trained in leadership, management, and competency-based pedagogical planning. Teachers are also trained on the Holistic Progress Card, school safety and security, mental health and well-being, first-level counselling, and integration of ICT in teaching-learning practices thereby enhancing overall teaching quality and school leadership in PM SHRI schools.

(d): Under PM SHRI scheme, a maximum of two schools per block/ULB are selected with an upper limit on the total number of schools across India. Further, a total of 23 PM SHRI schools have been selected from tribal dominated district of Palghar in Maharashtra. The district-wise details of PM SHRI schools including tribal dominated districts may be accessed

on the website of PM SHRI scheme at the link: https://pmshri.education.gov.in/state.

(e): The district-wise number of children being benefitted under PM SHRI scheme in the State of Rajasthan is attached as Annexure III.

(f): To ensure equal distribution of PM SHRI schools across the country including in North- Eastern India, hilly States and aspirational districts of the country, the guidelines of PM SHRI scheme prescribe selection of a maximum of two schools per block/ULB with an upper limit on the total number of schools across India.

Further, the funding pattern of the PM SHRI scheme is as per the prevalent pattern announced by Government of India from time to time. At present, the funding pattern is 90(Centre):10 (State) for North Eastern and Himalayan states and UT of Jammu & Kashmir.

*****Annexure I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI GODAM NAGESH AND SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “EXPANSION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF PM SHRI SCHOOLS” The State/UT/KVS/NVS/NCERT-wise details of number of schools selected under the

PM SHRI scheme in the country are as follows:

S.No. States/UTs/KVS/NVS/NCERT Number of PM SHRI schools 1 A & N ISLANDS 16 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 935 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 93 4 ASSAM 382 5 BIHAR 836 6 CHANDIGARH 2 7 CHHATTISGARH 341 8 DNH & DD 7 9 DELHI 6 10 GOA 28 11 GUJARAT 463 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 199 13 HARYANA 250 14 JAMMU & KASHMIR 396 15 JHARKHAND 363 16 KARNATAKA 585 17 LADAKH 37 18 LAKSHADWEEP 11 19 MADHYA PRADESH 799 20 MAHARASHTRA 860 21 MANIPUR 121 22 MEGHALAYA 65 23 MIZORAM 35 24 NAGALAND 49 25 ODISHA 762 26 PUDUCHERRY 12 27 PUNJAB 356 28 RAJASTHAN 639 29 SIKKIM 47 30 TELANGANA 794 31 TRIPURA 84 32 UTTARAKHAND 241 33 UTTAR PRADESH 1725 34 KVS 913 35 NVS 620 36 NCERT 4 Total 13076 *****Annexure II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI GODAM NAGESH AND SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “EXPANSION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF PM SHRI SCHOOLS” The district-wise number of PM SHRI schools selected under PM SHRI scheme in the state of

Karnataka is as follows:

S.No. District Number of PM SHRI schools 1 BAGALKOTE 32 2 BALLARI 19 3 BELAGAVI 56 4 BENGALURU RURAL 9 5 BENGALURU URBAN 16 6 BIDAR 13 7 CHAMARAJANAGARA 13 8 CHIKKABALLAPURA 16 9 CHIKKAMAGALURU 16 10 CHITRADURGA 15 11 DAKSHINA KANNADA 20 12 DAVANGERE 12 13 DHARWAD 19 14 GADAG 20 15 HASSAN 17 16 HAVERI 23 17 KALABURAGI 24 18 KODAGU 7 19 KOLAR 12 20 KOPPAL 20 21 MANDYA 12 22 MYSURU 21 23 RAICHUR 23 24 RAMANAGARA 11 25 SHIVAMOGGA 14 26 TUMAKURU 21 27 UDUPI 13 28 UTTARA KANNADA 25 29 VIJAYANAGAR 14 30 VIJAYAPURA 33 31 YADGIR 19 Total 585 *****Annexure III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI GODAM NAGESH AND SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING “EXPANSION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF PM SHRI SCHOOLS” The district-wise number of children being benefitted under PM SHRI scheme in the State of

Rajasthan is as follows:

S.NO. NAME OF DISTRICT ENROLMENT 1 AJMER 5,575 2 ALWAR 7,676 3 ANUPGARH 2,975 4 BALOTRA 5,224 5 BANSWARA 10,090 6 BARAN 7,828 7 BARMER 7,164 8 BEAWAR 4,573 9 BHARATPUR 7,857 10 BHILWARA 7,499 11 BIKANER 7,027 12 BUNDI 5,635 13 CHITTORGARH 7,086 14 CHURU 9,063 15 DAUSA 9,159 16 DEEG 3,317 17 DHOLPUR 8,100 18 DIDWANA-KUCHAMAN 6,726 19 DUDU 1,788 20 DUNGARPUR 8,218 21 GANGANAGAR 4,490 22 GANGAPURCITY 3,375 23 HANUMANGARH 8,425 24 JAIPUR 11,300 25 JAISALMER 4,355 26 JALORE 3,718 27 JHALAWAR 8,395 28 JHUNJHUNU 7,432 29 JODHPUR 8,184 30 KARAULI 4,525 31 KEKRI 4,623 32 KHAIRTHAL-TIJARA 4,609 33 KOTA 6,646 34 KOTPUTLI-BEHROR 2,879 35 NAGAUR 4,988 36 NEEM KA THANA 4,724 37 PALI 9,513 38 PHALODI 4,566 39 PRATAPGARH 5,526 40 RAJSAMAND 5,880 41 SALUMBAR 3,752 42 SANCHORE 5,534 43 SAWAI MADHOPUR 2,906 44 SHAHPURA 3,348 45 SIKAR 7,340 46 SIROHI 4,307 47 TONK 7,797 48 UDAIPUR 9,414 TOTAL 2,95,131

Source: UDISE+ 2024-2025

Note: Number of districts in the State since collection of UDISE+ 2024-2025 data has gone down and is currently 41 districts. *****