Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Right to Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, RAM CHARITRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  JULY, 2017

## Right to Education

78.      SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: DR. SATYAPAL SINGH: SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE: SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government has made any assessment of the implementation of Right to Education Act, its effect on the quality and standard of education and the coverage of the said Act in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)     whether it is a fact that there is a significant reduction reported in the number of out of school children in 6-14 age group after the implementation of the said Act and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether there is a gap between sanctioned and utilised funds under the said Act during the last three years and current year and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d)    whether it is a fact that the RTE Act stipulates no child can be held back regardless of their  performance  upto  eighth  grade  and  this  provision  has  a  detrimental  effect  on learning outcomes of the students and if so, the views of the Government in this regard?

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

(a):       The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009,  effective from 1 st April, 2010, is being implemented throughout the country, except in Jammu & Kashmir for  universalization  of  quality  elementary  education.   The  Central  Government  reviews  and monitors  implementation  of  the  Act  periodically  with  the  States  and  Union  Territories  at different fora, including the State Education Ministers' Conferences.  An independent concurrent financial  review  is  also  undertaken  to  cover  all  States  within  two  years.  Annual  data  on educational outcomes are collected through Unified District Implementation System of Education (UDISE) every year.  The status of these evaluations and monitoring is placed in the public domain on the Ministry's website.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been designated as the vehicle for implementing the provisions of the RTE Act, 2009. The SSA programme is reviewed twice every year by a Joint Review Mission (JRM) comprising independent experts and  members  of  external  funding  agencies,  covering  all  States  by  rotation.  The  National

Achievement Surveys (NAS) were conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and  Training    (NCERT)  once  in  three  years  for  classes  III,  V  &  VIII  in  government  and government aided schools to review trends in learning level.

In  order  to  focus  on  quality  education,  the  Central  RTE  Rules  have  been  amended  on 20th February, 2017 to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes. The Learning  Outcomes  for  each  class  in  Languages  (Hindi,  English  and  Urdu),  Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Science and Social Science up to the elementary stage have, accordingly, been finalized and shared with all States and UTs. These would serve as a guideline for States and UTs to ensure that all children acquire appropriate learning level. From the year 2017-18, it has been decided that an assessment of learning outcomes would be conducted for Classes III, V & VIII as a sample survey at district level.

(b) Yes,  Madam.  There  has  been  a  significant  reduction  in  the  number  of  out  of  school children in the 6-14 years age group, from 81 lakh in 2009 to 61 lakh in 2014.

(c):       Under  the  SSA,  the  outlay  or  estimates  of  expenditure  to  States  and  UTs  in  terms  of Section 7(2) of the RTE Act, 2009 are made in the Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme, which includes the share of both the centre and state.  The approved outlay is apportioned between central and state share as per the existing funds sharing pattern of 60:40 (90:10 for North-Eastern States and 3 Himalayan States). 100% central share is provided to Union Territories without Legislature.  The release of Central share  are subject to, amongst other things, the mandatory submission of the requisite documents such  as  utilization  certificate,  up-to  date  expenditure  statement,  audit  report,  the  release  of commensurate  state  share  by  States  and  the  availability  of  budgetary  resources  at  the  Budget Estimate/Revised Estimate stage. The state-wise details of allocation/estimates (including state share), release of central share and expenditure (including state share) under SSA during the last three years and current year are at Annexure .

(d):      Section 16 of RTE Act, 2009 stipulates that 'No child admitted in a school shall be held back in any class or expelled from school till the completion of elementary education.'

In pursuance of a resolution adopted in the 59th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) held on 6th June, 2012, a Sub-Committee was constituted for assessment of  implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in the context of NoDetention provision in the RTE Act, 2009. The Sub-Committee submitted its report in August, 2014.    The  report  of  the  Sub-Committee  was  placed  before  CABE  in  its  meeting  held  on 19.8.2015, wherein it was decided to request all States and UTs to share their views on the NoDetention policy.  Another sub-committee under the chairpersonship of Minister of Education, Government  of  Rajasthan  was  constituted  on  26.10.2015,  inter-alia,  to  review  the  feedback received from States and UTs on the 'No-Detention' Policy. 28 States have shared their views on the No Detention policy out of which 23 States have suggested modification to the No Detention policy.  A  meeting  of  CABE  was  held  on  25.10.2016,  where  it  was  decided  that  the  Central Government may bring in suitable amendment to the RTE Act, 2009. The matter is, therefore, under the active consideration of the Ministry.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  78  FOR ANSWER  ON  17.07.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE,  DR.  SATYAPAL  SINGH,  SHRI  J.J.T. NATTERJEE AND SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD REGARDING RIGHT TO EDUCATION.

State-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the       | 2014-15                                     | 2014-15                  | 2014-15                             | 2015-16                                     | 2015-16                  | 2015-16                             |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Allocation/Estimate (including State share) | Release of Central Share | Expenditure (including State share) | Allocation/Estimate (including State share) | Release of Central Share | Expenditure (including State share) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 286775.47                                   | 154566.68                | 220151.96                           | 211606.15                                   | 66810.81                 | 161051.54                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 41573.46                                    | 33607.83                 | 35417.42                            | 35864.48                                    | 18179.44                 | 29271.33                            |
| 3         | Assam             | 180927.56                                   | 97782.17                 | 154779.39                           | 168215.67                                   | 100464.64                | 116527.23                           |
| 4         | Bihar             | 802157.80                                   | 216336.05                | 549982.34                           | 738714.81                                   | 251557.33                | 576225.94                           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 146266.71                                   | 92705.34                 | 170940.10                           | 214934.28                                   | 62219.70                 | 147751.88                           |
| 6         | Goa               | 2577.08                                     | 1310.38                  | 2301.07                             | 2423.75                                     | 813.58                   | 1585.81                             |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 140821.83                                   | 78476.48                 | 126367.05                           | 197359.78                                   | 61563.82                 | 182493.43                           |
| 8         | Haryana           | 93301.66                                    | 42110.65                 | 77111.15                            | 112058.25                                   | 34501.21                 | 52916.29                            |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 25065.25                                    | 12547.30                 | 22157.43                            | 34533.84                                    | 12139.13                 | 32526.67                            |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 178530.32                                   | 51276.51                 | 68657.21                            | 237195.26                                   | 129980.55                | 182893.46                           |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 193794.50                                   | 75775.18                 | 130830.03                           | 164930.30                                   | 55863.31                 | 135591.04                           |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 133978.35                                   | 66213.52                 | 103546.41                           | 154580.82                                   | 41759.33                 | 119636.52                           |
| 13        | Kerala            | 43109.17                                    | 21844.02                 | 27164.26                            | 41200.40                                    | 12858.86                 | 25832.72                            |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 449489.52                                   | 149094.91                | 275475.85                           | 460633.51                                   | 160197.85                | 212603.60                           |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 143914.77                                   | 58288.54                 | 119545.19                           | 157494.84                                   | 41225.28                 | 84734.46                            |
| 16        | Manipur           | 32181.27                                    | 21465.80                 | 23629.08                            | 32202.78                                    | 18355.46                 | 15031.94                            |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 40632.71                                    | 20404.51                 | 26368.72                            | 28572.45                                    | 16626.96                 | 21003.75                            |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 21046.25                                    | 14739.69                 | 13034.86                            | 20723.49                                    | 9437.51                  | 14382.25                            |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 29834.27                                    | 20568.72                 | 15350.76                            | 31401.22                                    | 8739.53                  | 15943.80                            |
| 20        | Odisha            | 192326.54                                   | 66695.31                 | 137715.57                           | 232170.16                                   | 82081.65                 | 134883.34                           |
| 21        | Punjab            | 85356.37                                    | 36215.98                 | 64378.84                            | 98473.90                                    | 30003.82                 | 65592.85                            |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 483635.95                                   | 248041.55                | 425261.03                           | 502613.61                                   | 193462.09                | 425030.13                           |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 6057.89                                     | 4526.13                  | 4819.66                             | 6120.57                                     | 4054.36                  | 5163.87                             |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 198987.49                                   | 135819.79                | 178546.68                           | 232915.02                                   | 82111.73                 | 141320.18                           |
| 25        | Telangana         | 195982.92                                   | 81406.88                 | 104426.68                           | 166734.42                                   | 21776.01                 | 68807.25                            |
| 26        | Tripura           | 23075.82                                    | 19800.13                 | 21878.04                            | 26134.95                                    | 16956.97                 | 19667.41                            |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 882045.88                                   | 449867.53                | 780113.36                           | 1513952.24                                  | 505434.30                | 1205725.47                          |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 51885.58                                    | 22880.56                 | 37138.60                            | 58173.09                                    | 22588.40                 | 38131.67                            |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 476627.83                                   | 97240.30                 | 250940.93                           | 429479.85                                   | 84679.41                 | 170734.26                           |
| 30        | A &NIslands       | 1031.98                                     | 147.21                   | 609.12                              | 895.45                                      | 359.46                   | 696.75                              |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 6909.78                                     | 3893.53                  | 6436.30                             | 5968.24                                     | 3521.81                  | 5767.69                             |
| 32        | Dadra &N. Haveli  | 1795.04                                     | 911.74                   | 1987.09                             | 2141.03                                     | 594.91                   | 1694.87                             |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        | 633.70                                      | 72.77                    | 434.56                              | 603.55                                      | 78.38                    | 374.01                              |
| 34        | Delhi             | 20290.53                                    | 6223.73                  | 12432.94                            |                                             | 7293.80                  | 10328.59                            |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 291.05                                      | 58.83                    | 448.88                              | 19202.29 311.82                             | 139.87                   | 235.30                              |
| 36        | Pondicherry       | 814.13                                      | 100.00                   | 607.62                              | 762.67                                      | 583.14                   | 561.18                              |
|           | Total             | 5613726.43                                  | 2403016.25               | 4190986.17                          | 6341298.94                                  | 2159014.41               | 4422718.48                          |

Note: Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release, Finance Commission Award and Miscellaneous incomes, if any.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  78  FOR ANSWER  ON  17.07.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE,  DR.  SATYAPAL  SINGH,  SHRI  J.J.T. NATTERJEE AND SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD REGARDING RIGHT TO EDUCATION.

## State-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   |                   | 2016-17                                     | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                             | 2017-18                                     | 2017-18                                    |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State | Allocation/Estimate (including State share) | Release of Central Share | Expenditure (including State share) | Allocation/Estimate (including State share) | Release of Central Share (as on 04.7.2017) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 263700.49                                   | 63302.18                 | 122115.26                           | 288248.18                                   | 21216.67                                   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 38085.81                                    | 19956.64                 | 30445.19                            | 38235.05                                    | 7148.56                                    |
| 3         | Assam             | 167692.16                                   | 87652.30                 | 106131.38                           | 185643.36                                   | 14668.33                                   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 966527.08                                   | 270688.44                | 638367.43                           | 1055858.69                                  | 84970.68                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 235111.31                                   | 59262.77                 | 170229.54                           | 226945.15                                   | 28253.63                                   |
| 6         | Goa               | 2903.76                                     | 869.11                   | 1791.08                             | 3227.86                                     | 319.86                                     |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 259135.02                                   | 77740.50                 | 118412.76                           | 345359.56                                   | 25534.31                                   |
| 8         | Haryana           | 106238.33                                   | 32000.88                 | 68265.36                            | 114467.76                                   | 10315.47                                   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 42682.22                                    | 12825.46                 | 30704.71                            | 47374.29                                    | 2883.62                                    |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 206255.37                                   | 107250.05                | 125783.94                           | 236201.56                                   | 114338.79                                  |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 156659.35                                   | 50945.73                 | 131992.15                           | 153218.88                                   | 41389.54                                   |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 187896.99                                   | 54495.50                 | 128686.02                           | 180988.85                                   | 24572.00                                   |
| 13        | Kerala            | 52747.60                                    | 11316.74                 | 32147.72                            | 56473.77                                    | 3703.32                                    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 522316.19                                   | 154455.09                | 266913.52                           | 574094.96                                   | 51987.52                                   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 229633.33                                   | 60369.65                 | 192206.91                           | 244698.72                                   | 30128.44                                   |
| 16        | Manipur           | 27640.13                                    | 4405.31                  | 14384.23                            | 35935.7                                     | 1289.02                                    |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 45124.44                                    | 20067.00                 | 23522.18                            | 46814.13                                    | 4804.79                                    |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 19625.21                                    | 10934.31                 | 12664.43                            | 18545.2                                     | 1016.85                                    |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 30078.84                                    | 10725.34                 | 17000.91                            | 30690.1                                     | 1370.09                                    |
| 20        | Odisha            | 221584.02                                   | 70423.00                 | 156377.33                           | 242535.84                                   | 24448.15                                   |
| 21        | Punjab            | 105924.19                                   | 30002.69                 | 60009.64                            | 113910.30                                   | 9664.35                                    |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 586663.06                                   | 182578.48                | 453491.19                           | 664765.47                                   | 66491.03                                   |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 6851.10                                     | 3479.24                  | 5015.36                             | 6734.44                                     | 748.53                                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 265603.51                                   | 82111.30                 | 138620.06                           | 277843.06                                   | 27765.48                                   |
| 25        | Telangana         | 185371.60                                   | 41776.09                 | 124582.92                           | 219503.49                                   | 12188.40                                   |
| 26        | Tripura           | 29303.32                                    | 19190.95                 | 19965.83                            | 34331.17                                    | 3562.19                                    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 1901436.29                                  | 505433.99                | 1458836.03                          | 2068813.46                                  | 168970.16                                  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 60826.59                                    | 25268.98                 | 42238.11                            | 92183.56                                    | 6221.18                                    |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 468849.08                                   | 82185.32                 | 173945.60                           | 472695.48                                   | 24088.43                                   |
| 30        | A &NIslands       | 1807.66                                     | 479.14                   | 831.90                              | 1985.25                                     | 300.00                                     |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 6557.82                                     | 3333.55                  | 5673.19                             | 9381.13                                     | 749.70                                     |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        | 3132.32                                     | 1068.38                  | 1974.23                             | 5546.63                                     | 300.00                                     |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        | 829.27                                      | 300.00                   | 230.50                              | 1251.98                                     | 200.00                                     |
| 34        | Delhi             | 18726.98                                    | 8306.19                  | 11439.95                            | 34780.01                                    | 1515.05                                    |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 366.48                                      | 239.87                   | 250.99                              | 405.51                                      | 100.00                                     |
| 36        | Pondicherry       | 981.85                                      | 304.68                   | 577.38                              | 1265.46                                     | 200.00                                     |
|           | Total             | 7424868.77                                  | 2165744.85               | 4885824.93                          | 8130954.01                                  | 817424.14                                  |

Note: Expenditure shown above is against receipts from Central release, State share release, Finance Commission Award and Miscellaneous incomes, if any.