1. SPECIAL FOCUS DISTRICTS UNDER SSA PRESENTAION FOR FC MEETING 30TH APRIL2013 DR. ANAMIKA MEHTA

2.  To address infrastructure gap and other disparities, SSA recognizes the intra- regional, inter-State and inter-district disparities and is making efforts to address them.  A crucial step in this direction is identification of Special Focus Districts (SFDs). SFDSsTO ADDRESS DISPARITIES  These districts are identified based on indicators like concentration of out of schoolchildren, high gender gap, low retention rate and infrastructure gap as well as concentration of SC/ST/Minority/LWE population.

3.  School buildings and classrooms are sanctioned on need basis to these districts on priority.  Scrutiny of gaps and progress is done during Appraisal of AWP&B.  States need to facilitate preparation of AWP&B for SFD in order to ensure that the needs and gaps are appropriately identified and strategies and interventions to address them are adequately planned for after the PAB approvals, States need to continuously monitor implementation in SFDs. SFDSsTO ADDRESS DISPARITIES

4. MONITORING OF SFDs  The financial and physical progress is monitored at highest level.  The progress of each state is monitored by Cabinet Secretariat and PMO  Parliament also monitors the progress of these districts.  States need to monitor rigorously the physical and financial progress of these districts and share the progress with MHRD every quarter.

5. CATEGORIES OF SFDs SCHEDULED TRIBES (25% AND ABOVE) 109 DISTRICTS SFD.xlsxSFD.xlsx

6. SCHEDULED CASTES----61 DISTRICTS (25% AND ABOVE) SFD.xlsxSFD.xlsx

7. PMO’S 121 MINORITY DISTRICTS SFD.xlsxSFD.xlsx

8. MINORITY 88 DISTRICTS SFD.xlsxSFD.xlsx

9. LWE CONCENTERATED DISTRICTS-----82 DISTRICTS SFD.xlsxSFD.xlsx