Background and Context
Samagra Shiksha (called "Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan" in the question) is a centrally sponsored scheme (CSS) of school education, in which the centre gives its share to states and union territories. This article is based only on Annexure-I of one Lok Sabha answer (Samagra Shiksha's central share: allocated and released) and the related text of the answer.
Why in the News
On 27 July 2026 (Monday), the Minister of State for Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, answered Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 1281 ("Funds Allocated under Various Major Educational Schemes") of Sushri S. Jothimani. The question asked for the last five years' state-wise allocations and released amounts under Samagra Shiksha, PM SHRI, PM POSHAN, PM e-Vidya and RUSA, along with separate sub-questions on Tamil Nadu. This article takes only Annexure-I's Samagra Shiksha table; the other annexures were not used in it.
Key Facts and Figures
| Printed totals: central share allocated (Rs. in Lakh) | 2021-22: 34,67,173.25; 2022-23: 44,49,394.26; 2023-24: 45,64,755.29; 2024-25: 47,46,073.05; 2025-26: 47,67,633.57. |
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| Printed totals: central share released (Rs. in Lakh) | 2021-22: 24,87,318.45; 2022-23: 32,15,194.42; 2023-24: 32,38,278.58; 2024-25: 34,45,820.90; 2025-26: 37,14,147.93. |
| Our calculation: printed total released / printed total allocated | Each year's ratio (from that same year's same two printed totals): 2021-22: 71.7%; 2022-23: 72.3%; 2023-24: 70.9%; 2024-25: 72.6%; 2025-26: 77.9%. This compares the same year's columns; the answer carries no information on past years' arrears or adjustments. |
| The largest allocations in 2025-26 (printed amount, Rs. in Lakh) | Bihar 6,01,525.04; Uttar Pradesh 5,89,243.27; Madhya Pradesh 3,75,084.65; Rajasthan 3,70,507.41; Assam 3,68,806.99. |
| Entries with released amount "0.00" | Kerala 2024-25: 0.00 (allocated 42,889.42); Tamil Nadu 2024-25: 0.00 (allocated 2,15,315.01); West Bengal 2024-25: 0.00 (allocated 1,74,579.86) and 2025-26: 0.00 (allocated 1,99,839.46). The table prints "0.00"; the reason for these entries is not in the answer. |
| Released amount above or equal to allocated | Chandigarh 2021-22: allocated 10,024.09 and released 10,804.09 (released more). Goa 2022-23: both 2,985.77. Meghalaya 2022-23: both 37,515.29. |
Checking the Figures: What Matches and What Does Not
What matches (our calculation): the sums of the 36 rows match the printed totals exactly in five of the ten columns: the four columns of 2021-22 and 2022-23 and 2024-25's allocated. The remaining five columns have small differences.
What does not match (reason not in the answer): differences between our sums and the printed totals: 2023-24 allocated: our sum 45,64,755.31 versus printed 45,64,755.29 (+0.02); 2023-24 released: 32,38,278.578 versus 32,38,278.58 (-0.002); 2024-25 released: 34,45,820.92 versus 34,45,820.90 (+0.02); 2025-26 allocated: 47,67,633.55 versus 47,67,633.57 (-0.02); 2025-26 released: 37,14,147.94 versus 37,14,147.93 (+0.01). The answer does not tie these to any rounding or reason, and neither have we. Andhra Pradesh's 2023-24 released figure is printed in the table with three decimals (1,28,940.788).
A limit of reading: the final digit of Haryana's allocated cells for 2023-24 and 2024-25 appears in the table cut off over the next row. We read them as 1,01,502.76 and 1,07,632.86. This is our reading; with these two cells, our sums match the printed total exactly in 2024-25 allocated.
Period and unit: all amounts are "Rs. in Lakh"; 100 lakh = 1 crore rupees. The years are financial years (FY).
Significance: The Announced Allocation and the Amount Reaching the State Are Different Figures
A straight indicator of centre-state finance: in the printed totals, the released amount is less than the allocated in every year. In 2025-26, our calculated ratio is 77.9%, higher than the previous four years (70.9% to 72.6%). This is a comparison of printed totals, not a conclusion about states' performance or reasons.
State-wise differences: in some states and years the released amount is very close to the allocation, and in some it is printed as zero. The answer does not give the reason for each state's figure, so comparison stays limited to the printed numbers.
Challenges and What the Answer Lacks
Asked, but no clear answer: part (b) asked whether Tamil Nadu's funds were cut and what the reasons are. The combined text of parts (a) and (b) of the answer points to the annexures and says funds are released "as per scheme guidelines and instructions issued by Ministry of Finance"; a yes/no on any cut or a reason is not separately in the answer. The answer also writes that Tamil Nadu has not signed the MoU under PM-USHA and is "yet to onboard" on PM SHRI; the answer does not link this to Samagra Shiksha's released amount, and neither do we.
Unresolved points: the small differences between the printed totals and our sums above; the reason for the "0.00" entries; the reason for the gap between allocation and released amount.
What we did not read: we read Annexure-I (Samagra Shiksha) and the answer's text. Annexures II to VII (PM SHRI, PM POSHAN, PM e-Vidya, PM-USHA/RUSA, district-wise Tamil Nadu) and Samagra Shiksha's guidelines were not used in this article.
Way Forward
Treat this as dated government information from the answer of 27 July 2026. To understand the reasons for state-wise released amounts and arrears, the scheme's guidelines and the state's Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) documents will have to be seen separately.
Distinctions Within the Concept
Keep three things separate: (1) the central share's allocation; (2) the central share's released amount; (3) spending by the state. The answer's Annexure-I has only the first two; it carries no information on spending.
Mains Perspective
GS-II: centre-state financial relations, centrally sponsored schemes and education.
Answer Outline
Introduction: Samagra Shiksha, the central share, Question 1281 (27.07.2026).
Main Body: The allocated versus released columns; the printed totals and our calculated ratio; the zero entries and small arithmetic differences; what the answer lacks; the additional information needed.
Conclusion: Printed figures show the flow, not the reasons.
Source
Source: the official text of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 1281 and Annexure-I were read; the numbers were matched from the page images and the sums checked. The other annexures and the scheme's guidelines were not read.
Remember: In the printed totals of the Lok Sabha answer's Annexure-I, the released amount of Samagra Shiksha's central share is less than the allocated in every year (our calculation: 70.9% to 77.9%); some entries for Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are printed as "0.00" and the answer does not give their reason.
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