Parliament Question: SC Beneficiaries under Samagra Shiksha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 182 ANSWERED ON 20/07/2026 SC Beneficiaries under Samagra Shiksha 182. Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the details of total enrolment of students in Government schools supported under Samagra Shiksha since 2019, in the State of Andhra Pradesh, year-wise and district-wise; (b) the number of Scheduled Castes (SCs) students enrolled in the State of Andhra Pradesh, year and district-wise; (c) funds earmarked, released and utilized for SC-focused interventions since 2019, in the said State, year-wise; and (d) whether the Government has implemented monitoring mechanisms such as public dashboards to assess the effectiveness of Samagra Shiksha in promoting social inclusion and educational outcomes for SC students, if so, provide key parameters and findings and if not, specify the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) & (b): The year-wise and district-wise enrolment of students including Scheduled Caste (SC) students in Government schools in the State of Andhra Pradesh since the academic year 2019–20 are provided at Annexure–I. (c) Financial assistance is provided to States/UTs based on the proposals received in their Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B), appraisal by the Project Approval Board (PAB), programme norms and availability of funds. The approved interventions are intended to benefit all eligible children, including SC students, in accordance with the principles of equity and inclusion envisaged under NEP 2020. The year-wise details of funds earmarked, released and utilized, as reported by the Government of Andhra Pradesh under Samagra Shiksha since 2019-20 to 2025-26 are given at Annexure-II.(d) Central Government has established a comprehensive monitoring and review framework under Samagra Shiksha to monitor implementation, equity and educational outcomes. The key mechanisms include:  UDISE+, which provides school-level information on enrolment, infrastructure, teachers, access, equity, retention, transition, gender and social category-wise data.  PRABANDH Portal, which facilitates online planning, appraisal, approvals, financial monitoring and physical progress under Samagra Shiksha.  Project Approval Board (PAB) meetings for annual review of State proposals and implementation.  Periodic review meetings, field visits and monitoring by the Central and State authorities.  Large scale assessments at national level conducted by PARAKH/National Assessment Centre for measuring learning outcomes.  Monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to access, equity, retention, transition, gender and social inclusion.  Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK), provides centralised, real-time monitoring of learning outcomes and scheme interventions. Further, as informed by the State, the State Government of Andhra Pradesh has developed Leap App, a consolidated platform covering student profiles, attendance, assessments, entitlements and infrastructure status. In addition, the State maintains separate dashboards and analytics specifically with respect to SC students to monitor their academic performance and outcomes over time, enabling targeted follow-up and corrective action. These mechanisms enable continual monitoring of educational progress across various social groups, including Scheduled Caste students. *****Annexure-I (part – 1/2) ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.182 ASKED BY HON’BLE MP SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO ANSWERED ON 20th JULY 2026 REGARDING SC BENEFICIARIES UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA Year-wise and district-wise Total enrolment & SC enrolment in Government schools in Andhra Pradesh (2019-20 to 2021-22) 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Total SC Total SC Total SC District Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment ANANTAPUR 382099 87076 429713 92592 430366 92468 CHITTOOR 363336 100283 399816 105271 403798 105804 EAST GODAVARI 418204 110790 483092 122256 498386 126367 GUNTUR 328575 111615 392804 123311 394857 124917 KADAPA 234226 67662 267369 72188 273956 73357 KRISHNA 245267 83701 298307 95432 313797 101066 KURNOOL 426903 112248 468184 119196 482105 123464 NELLORE 237606 81002 275234 88203 276524 89383 PRAKASAM 293642 110742 337961 120166 335862 119512 SRIKAKULAM 272878 30375 303414 32963 302795 32773 VISAKHAPATNAM 333147 32052 391853 37057 396213 36773 VIZIANAGARAM 219395 27772 246149 30690 245851 31556 WEST GODAVARI 287257 95272 333312 106395 341697 109433 State Total 4042535 1050590 4627208 1145720 4696207 1166873 (Source: UDISE+ )Annexure-I (part-2/2) ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.182 ASKED BY HON’BLE MP SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO ANSWERED ON 20th JULY 2026 REGARDING SC BENEFICIARIES UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA Year-wise and district-wise Total enrolment & SC enrolment in Government schools in Andhra Pradesh (2022-23 to 2025-26) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 District Total SC Total SC Total SC Total SC Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment Enrolment ANAKAPALLI 145426 18540 129497 17366 114332 15945 107166 15293 ANANTAPUR 233584 55439 225369 55135 210844 53153 206635 52802 ANNAMAYYA 171051 37069 161993 36871 146444 34668 140295 33700 ASR 172490 3390 178317 2999 174294 2709 178737 2612 BAPATLA 111173 39311 102445 37321 88393 33012 83071 30877 CHITTOOR 180787 49736 173480 49382 158164 45819 150802 43932 EAST GODAVARI 132573 44847 124082 43338 105471 38236 98016 36593 ELURU 163024 55913 151705 53776 131334 47932 121777 44732 GUNTUR 109472 39406 100626 37109 88317 33435 84150 31999 KADAPA 159805 49271 151067 48729 137811 46460 131206 45673 KAKINADA 175041 44116 159320 42065 141724 39096 132760 37661 KONASEEMA 126153 46373 112704 43250 101048 40156 93154 37660 KRISHNA 110951 37723 105630 36482 93144 32920 86840 30941 KURNOOL 302067 72157 308304 74243 272268 66415 274387 67115 MANYAM 107320 13047 105323 12715 99014 11919 97165 11575 NANDYAL 167162 49300 169123 50841 150064 46429 145552 45555 NELLORE 201845 64634 196920 64097 173453 58657 169360 56899 NTR 118870 41860 107959 39204 96682 35756 90098 33417 PALNADU 183851 59275 168094 56978 148017 51980 142653 50661 PRAKASAM 219108 83784 208210 81910 185972 75553 178892 73915 SRI SATYASAI 172311 36221 161611 35674 151103 34773 145712 34471 SRIKAKULAM 222080 23481 209904 22967 190354 21581 179339 21091 TIRUPATI 178265 65496 172760 64156 156300 59369 149109 56395 VISAKHAPAT NAM 104884 15576 101350 15336 91835 14021 86738 13461 VIZIANAGAR AM 166201 24123 152035 23096 136423 21510 127892 20705 WEST GODAVARI 120519 35058 112288 33979 100278 31816 91944 29519 Total 4256013 1105146 4050116 1079019 3643083 993320 3493450 959254 (Source: UDISE+ )Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.182 ASKED BY HON’BLE MP SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO ANSWERED ON 20th JULY 2026 REGARDING SC BENEFICIARIES UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA Year-wise details of funds earmarked, released and utilized under the Scheduled Caste (SC) Component of Samagra Shiksha in the State of Andhra Pradesh (in lakhs) Sl No Year BE Released Expenditure 1 2019-20 42874.25 22368.30 22368.30 2 2020-21 41561.58 33028.15 33028.15 3 2021-22 54048.16 21103.50 21103.50 4 2022-23 68899.10 52759.38 52759.38 5 2023-24 72692.58 57240.43 57240.43 6 2024-25 93065.40 45015.12 45015.12 7 2025-26 78379.38 61085.12 61085.12 (Source: State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh)