Sports equipment
Guidelines for Sports Grant under Samasra Shiksha
Khele India - Khile India
Backqround
An Integrated Scheme on School Education i.e. Samagra Shiksha has been launched to
universalise quality school education, w.e,f. financial year 2018-19. The scheme envisages
'education' in a holistic perspective and as a continuum from Pre-Primarlr, Primar5r, Upper
Primary, and Secondary to Higher Secondary levels. The Scheme, therefore, attempts to provide,
an integrated/composite school system from pre- school to higher secondar5r level. This will
facilitate the transition of children across various levels of school education and will aid in
promoting children to complete school education. The vision of the Scheme is to ensure inclusive
and equitable quality education from pre-school to senior secondar5r stage in accordance with the
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for Education.
In the scheme, under the Sports and Physical Education component, sports equipment are to be
provided. Expenditure for meeting expenses on procuring sports equipment for indoor & outdoor
games in convergence with Department of Sports is also to be made from this component. The
provisions under the scheme for Sports and Physical Education in Government schools are as
under:
Up to Rs.5,000 for Primary school per annum
Up to Rs.10,000 for upper primary per annum
Up to Rs.25, 000 for Secondary and Senior Secondary per allnum
The Scheme provides annual recurring school composite grant for all Government Schools for the
replacement of non-functional school equipment and for incurring other recurring costs such as
consumables for play materials, sports equipment, laboratories, electricity charges, internet,
water, teaching aids etc. It also provides for annual maintenance and repair of existing school
building, toilets and other facilities to upkeep the infrastructure in good condition. The amount of
grant varies from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per annum depending upon the number of students
in the school.
(a) List of sports equipment - An indicative list of age appropriate sports equipments for
government schools has been prepared and is at Annexure-I (Videos on the use of most of
the recommended sports equipment is available on youtube). This however is only an
indicative list and not an exhaustive list. The States/UTs may if they so desire, procure
items from beyond this list subject to its actual requirement being certified by the head of
school. However, the sport specific equipments and props may be chosen by the schools,
based on availability of infrastructure in the school including availability of playfield etc.
Schools may also be encouraged to include traditional/regional gzrmes of the respective
State/Region, the low /no cost equipments may be procured at 1ocal level for these
sports/games. The State & UTs will also need to maintain the sports equipments and have
them in a workable position. For this periodic review maybe done and record be
maintained of workable equipment, repairable equipment, write off equipment and new
items to be purchased to maintain the required stock.
(b) List of Sport Activities - An age appropriate suggestive list of sports activities for the
government schools of States/UTs is also attached at Annernrre-Il.
(c) Stock Maintenance of Sports Equipment - One responsible person/PET/Teacher
incharge may be given the responsibility to take care of the equipments and to maintain
the stock position of sports equipments in the school. Detailed guidelines for maintenance
and the use of the sports equipments is at Annexure-Ill. The said Annexure also includes
instructions for maintaining safety at playgrounds with adult supervision, etc.
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