Parliament Question: Introduction of Pre-School Classes under SSA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 ANSWERED ON-11/08/2025 Introduction of Pre-School Classes under SSA

3603. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Government Schools in the country that have introduced pre-school classes or co-located anganwadi centres with schools, giving effect to the provisions of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan since 2018 in the country, State/UT-wise including Punjab;

(b) the number of Anganwadi workers who have been trained for pre-school education in line with the NCERT framework in the country since the inception of the scheme's, State/UT- wise; and

(c) the details of funds allocated and utilized by the States/UTs in this regard during the last five years, State/UT-wise, with specific district-wise details of Punjab? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) The number of Government Schools, State/UT-wise including Punjab, that have introduced pre-school classes or co-located anganwadi centres with schools, is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c) As per the information provided by the Ministry of Women & Child Development

(MoWCD), aligned with the goals of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the MoWCD, Government of India launched the Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) programme on 10th May 2023 to strengthen Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) delivery through Anganwadi Centres. Under PBPB, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) are being trained through the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD). The training is structured around Navchetana, National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation (0-3 years) and Aadharshila, National Curriculum for ECCE (3-6 years), both aligned with NCERT’s National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage (NCF-FS), and NIPUNBharat, ensuring harmonized and comprehensive training without redundancy. The training of AWWs follows a Two-Tier Model wherein State-Level Master Trainers (SLMTs) undergo a two-day intensive training (Tier 1), who in turn train AWWs through a three-day, interactive, hands-on module (Tier 2). As on 31st July 2025, a total of 5,81,326 AWWs have been trained under the PBPB initiative since its inception. The State/UT-wise details of trained AWWs under PBPB are at Annexure-II.

The State/UT-wise details of the funds released under PBPB are at Annexure-III.

Further, the funds are provided to States/UTs with regard to “General” sub-head that includes honorarium, uniform, medicine kits, furniture, training etc. Hence, utilization is received from States/UTs comprehensively for "General" sub-head under Anganwadi Services as a whole.

Separate component-wise Utilization Certificate, including that of "Training under PBPB" is not received from States/UTs. ******ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 ANSWERED ON 11/08/2025 ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT.

HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL REGARDING “INTRODUCTION OF PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES UNDER SSA” Number of Government schools having AWC or pre-primary sections, (as per UDISE+ 2023-24) Number of schools with Class 1-Government States/UTs Having AWC Having Pre- Having AWC in Total in Primary the the school Sections school campus and campus Pre-Primary Sections Total 873841 289578 239632 77714 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 316 18 296 18 Andhra Pradesh 41592 8658 11003 7410 Arunachal Pradesh 2655 194 1078 107 Assam 38777 17787 28799 13108 Bihar 69141 8193 207 36 Chandigarh 117 9 112 9 Chhattisgarh 31432 10333 9670 8360 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 306 44 278 41 Delhi 2119 42 1645 40 Goa 699 238 164 57 Gujarat 32575 5871 31849 5864 Haryana 8751 3650 8726 3650 Himachal Pradesh 10405 2389 5981 1568 Jammu & Kashmir 17746 238 17609 237 Jharkhand 34588 1892 16849 951 Karnataka 43117 11118 1761 739 Kerala 4079 418 3558 355 Ladakh 770 291 761 291 Lakshadweep 28 3 20 3 Madhya Pradesh 79259 16947 1660 650 Maharashtra 64495 39876 2731 914 Manipur 2848 89 1530 31 Meghalaya 5458 566 4826 497 Mizoram 1285 31 923 31 Nagaland 1772 71 1724 71 Odisha 45042 21124 759 602 Puducherry 323 7 300 6 Punjab 12960 8666 12920 8665 Rajasthan 69521 22746 1207 388 Sikkim 855 51 799 51 Tamil Nadu 31497 2196 2979 2177 Telangana 24210 9513 1067 421 Tripura 4185 504 187 16 Uttar Pradesh 112519 70576 1961 1376Uttarakhand 11347 6003 30 1 West Bengal 67052 19226 63663 18973 ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 ANSWERED ON 11/08/2025 ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL REGARDING “INTRODUCTION OF PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES UNDER SSA” State/UT-wise details of AWWs trained under PBPB (upto 31st July 2025) States/UTs AWWs Trained Andaman and Nicobar Islands 733 Andhra Pradesh 53329 Arunachal Pradesh 1377 Assam 23523 Bihar 90262 Chandigarh 551 Chhattisgarh 11231 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 240 Delhi 10414 Goa 1148 Gujarat 4299 Haryana 8044 Himachal Pradesh 0 Jammu and Kashmir 24931 Jharkhand 11760 Karnataka 426 Kerala 15198 Ladakh 1153 Lakshadweep 0 Madhya Pradesh 91457 Maharashtra 36132 Manipur 4577 Meghalaya 2123 Mizoram 2357 Nagaland 3729 Odisha 8722 Puducherry 616 Punjab 7922 Rajasthan 57949 Sikkim 387 Tamil Nadu 1832 Telangana 0 Tripura 3192 Uttar Pradesh 46529 Uttarakhand 5178 West Bengal 50005 Total 5,81,326ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3603 ANSWERED ON 11/08/2025 ASKED BY HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL REGARDING Funds released for training component till F.Y. 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs) “INTRODUCTION OF PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES UNDER SSA”Name of State/UT Total fund Total Fund released during Total fund released released till date 2023-24 during 2024-25 Andhra Pradesh 211.80 394.05 605.85 Bihar 436.20 809.19 1245.39 Chhattisgarh 0 364.08 364.08 Goa 5.40 6.66 12.06 Gujarat 203.40 188.7 392.10 Haryana 93.00 129.87 222.87 Jharkhand 146.40 203.9625 350.36 Karnataka 0.00 466.2 466.20 Kerala 0.00 179.82 179.82 Madhya Pradesh 372.00 689.31 1061.31 Maharashtra 411.00 761.46 1172.46 Odisha 284.40 395.4375 679.84 Punjab 100.20 138.195 238.40 Rajasthan 233.40 431.79 665.19 Tamil Nadu 173.40 240.5925 413.99 Telangana 132.00 183.15 315.15 Uttar Pradesh 645.00 897.435 1542.44 West Bengal 411.00 761.46 1172.46 Delhi 40.20 18.315 58.52 Puducherry 3.60 6.66 10.26 Himachal Pradesh 109.80 203.13 312.93 Jammu & Kashmir 161.10 223.53 384.63 Uttarakhand 84.60 156.51 241.11 Andaman & Nicobar 6.00 6.9375 12.94 Chandigarh 4.00 4.1625 8.16 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and

4.00 Daman & Diu 5.55 9.55 Ladakh 7.00 7.4 14.40 Lakshadweep 2.00 1.85 3.85 Arunachal Pradesh 36.90 68.27 105.17 Assam 360.90 671 1031.90 Manipur 68.40 93.66 162.06 Meghalaya 35.10 48.705 83.81 Mizoram 13.50 24.98 38.48 Nagaland 23.40 21.645 45.05 Sikkim 8.10 11.2425 19.34 Tripura 58.50 108.23 166.73 Total 4885.70 8923.14 13808.84