Lok Sabha Question No. 1419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Funds under the RTE Act
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Funds under the RTE Act

1419. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether funds have been released to states for reimbursement of costs incurred with respect to admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  released  thereof for  each  State for  the  last  three years;
- (c)  whether  all  the  States  have  notified  their  per-student  costs  for  reimbursement under the RTE Act;
- (d) the details of the proposal claims submitted by States for reimbursement of costs incurred with respect to admissions under the Act for the last three years, State-wise;
- (e)  whether  all  the  States  have  notified  admissions for  children  from  Economically Weaker  and  Disadvantaged  Sections  as  mandated  by  the  Act  in  their  respective State RTE rules; and
- (f) if not, the details of the States thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)  to  (d): Section  12(1)(c)  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for admission of children belonging to weaker sections  and  disadvantageous  groups  in  the  neighbourhood  schools  in  Class  I  or below to the extent of at least 25 percent of the strength of that class. Section 12(2) further  mandates  that  such  schools  shall  be  reimbursed  expenditure  incurred  by them as per the prescribed norms.

SSA norms provide that States/UTs will reimburse to the private unaided schools for admission under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 according to the per child cost notified by each State/UT. Thereafter, the expenditure incurred by the State/UT is supported under SSA for Classes I to VIII subject to a limit of 20% of the overall SSA budget approved for the respectively State/UT.

14  States  viz.  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Delhi,  Gujarat,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Madhya and Uttarakhand & Tripura have notified per-child cost for reimbursement under RTE Act. There are no private unaided schools in Lakshadweep Islands whereas, RTE Act, 2009 is not applicable in respect of Jammu & Kashmir. Remaining States/UTs have

Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh not issued any notification in this regard. A total of 13 States have submitted re-imbursement claims in their Annual Work Plan &  Budget  (AWP&B)  2015-16  and  2016-17  for  children  admitted  under  Section 12(1)(c) during academic session 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively. In the AWP&B, 2017-18,  15  States  have  submitted  claims  for  children  admitted  under  Section 12(1)(c)  during  academic  session  2016-17.  Fund  was  approved  by  the  Project Approval  Board  (PAB)  of  SSA  for  7  States  during  2015-16,  for  10  States  during 2016- 17 and for 6 States during 2017-18 as per SSA norms. States-wise details are at Annexure. (e)  to  (f):  5  States  viz.  Goa,  Manipur,  Mizoram,  Sikkim  and  Telangana  have  not issued  notifications  regarding  admissions  under  RTE  Act. There  are  no  private unaided schools in Lakshadweep Islands whereas, RTE Act, 2009 is not applicable in respect of Jammu & Kashmir. Remaining 29 States/UTs have issued notification regarding admission in private unaided schools under Section 12 (1)(c) of RTE Act,

2009.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1419, ASKED BY DR. SHASHI THAROOR, TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 REGARDING 'FUNDS UNDER THE RTE ACT'

Details of proposals received from State Governments and approvals against reimbursement to Private Schools for the last three years under SSA (₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State                     | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                     | Proposed  | Approved  | Proposed  | Approved  | Proposed  | Approved  | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.0       | 0.0       | 0.0       | 0.0       | 112.75    | 0.0       | Proposal was not approved for 2016-17, as State has not notified per child cost for reimbursement                                                                                                                                                |
| 2         | Bihar                     | 2559.714  | 0.0       | 4250.69   | 0.0       | 6057.07   | 0.0       | State has neither notified per child cost nor reimbursed the amount to private schools                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh              | 3358.840  | 3064.690  | 3500      | 3133.28   | 3500      | 0.0       | For 2014-15 & 2015-16, proposal was approved as per SSA norms. For 2016-17, proposal has been approved in principal, subject to reimbursement to private schools and submission of relevant documents.                                           |
| 4         | Delhi                     | 5139.510  | 0.0       | 14545.78  | 3481.95   | 7351.31   | 0.0       | For 2014-15, per child cost was not notified and private schools were not reimbursed. For 2015-16, proposal was approved as per SSA norms. For 2016-17, the proposal has been approved in principal subject to submission of relevant documents. |
| 5         | Gujarat                   | 1303.300  | 1303.300  | 5406.18   | 5406.18   | 11374.35  | 0.0       | For 2016-17, proposal has been approved in principal, subject to reimbursement to private schools and submission of relevant documents.                                                                                                          |
| 6         | Jharkhand                 | 672.930   | 0.0       | 1500.98   | 0.0       | 1000.00   | 0.0       | For 2014-15 & 2015-16, private schools were not reimbursed. For 2016- 17, proposal has been approved in principal, subject to reimbursement to private schools and submission of relevant documents.                                             |
| 7         | Karnataka                 | 16023.771 | 12355.156 | 22636.0   | 16549.75  | 37900.00  | 18246.75  | Proposals have been approved as per SSA norms.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh            | 24333.400 | 0.0       | 50121.64  | 9707.77   | 14919.64  | 14919.64  | Proposal for 2014-15 was approved in 2015-16. However, proposal for 2015-16 was not approved, as State has not reimbursed to private schools.                                                                                                    |
| 9         | Maharashtra               | 13811.270 | 0.0       | 24313.08  | 2469.99   | 42269.32  | 1400.00   | Proposal for 2014-15 was not approved as State has not reimbursed to private schools. For 2015-16 & 2016-17, proposal has been approved as                                                                                                       |

|       |               |          |           |           |          |           |          | per SSA norms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-------|---------------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10    | Odisha        |   953.94 |    15.115 |     88.34 |    88.34 |     35.11 |    35.11 | Proposals have been approved as per SSA norms.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11    | Rajasthan     | 18925    |  4171.21  |  13895.8  |  8292.5  |  26762    | 12453.4  | Proposals have been approved as per SSA norms.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12    | Tamil Nadu    |  7157.21 |     0     |  39936.6  |    18.62 |  12493.5  |     0    | For 2014-15, proposal was not approved as State did not notify per child cost. For 2015-16, proposal has been approved as per SSA norms. For 2016-17, proposal was not approved as State has not reimbursed to private schools. |
| 13    | Tripura       |     0    |     0     |      0    |     0    |    406.48 |     0    | Proposal for 2016-17 was not approved as State has not started admissions in private schools.                                                                                                                                   |
| 14    | Uttar Pradesh |     5.26 |     5.262 |    121.5  |   121.5  |   1166.29 |     0    | Proposal for 2016-17 was not approved as State has not reimbursed to private schools.                                                                                                                                           |
| 15    | Uttarakhand   |  4204.68 |  4150.84  |   4958.19 |     0    |  13147.6  |  3950.42 | Proposals have been approved for 2014-15 & 2016-17 as per PAB norms. Proposal for 2015-16 was approved in principle subject to submission of relevant documents by State.                                                       |
| Total | Total         | 98448.8  | 25065.6   | 185275    | 49269.9  | 178495    | 51005.3  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

Source: AWP&B Minutes, SSA