Question : SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN



(a) The State-wise number of districts included under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, particularly in Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh; and

(b) the time by which the remaining districts are likely to be covered under this Abhiyan, State-wise ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)


(a) : The State-wise number of districts covered under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is annexed.

(b) : The remaining districts are likely to be covered by March, 2002.


ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.421 ASKED BY SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL REGARDING SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN

Name of State	Number of non- Number of Total	DPEP DPEP Phase-I number of	districts districts districts	covered under covered covered	SSA under SSA under SSA
Andhra Pradesh 4 0 4 Arunachal Pradesh 13 0 13 Assam 14 0 14 Bihar 17 0 17 Chattisgarh 0 9 9 Goa 0 0 0 Gujarat 14 0 14 Himachal Pradesh 8 0 8 Haryana 11 4 15 Jharkhand 3 0 3 Jammu & Kashmir 2 0 2 Kerala 8 3 11 Karnataka 12 5 17 Madhya Pradesh 12 17 29 Manipur 9 0 9 Meghalaya 7 0 7 Maharashtra 23 5 28 Mizoram 8 0 8 Nagaland 8 0 8 Orissa 14 0 14 Punjab 17 0 17 Rajasthan 0 0 0 Sikkim 4 0 4 Tamil Nadu 22 4 26 Tripura 4 0 4 Uttar Pradesh 17 0 17 Uttaranchal 7 0 7 West Bengal 7 0 7 A & N Islands 2 0 2 Chandigarh 0 0 0 D & N. Haveli 1 0 1 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 Delhi 0 0 0 Pondicherry 4 0 4 Lakshadweep 0 0 0
Total: 272 47 319