Lok Sabha Question No. 2061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Private Tutions and Commercialization of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, BHARATENDRA SINGH, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2061 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## Private Tuitions and Commercialization of Education

## 2061.  SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN::

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

- ( a ) whether as per National sample survey organisation report the number of students taking private  tuitions  is  almost  26%  of  the  total  students  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- ( b ) whether the Government has received any complaints that teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya are  giving  private  tutions  and  passing  off  question  papers  set  by  them  to  those  who  are signing up for private classes;
- ( c ) if  so,  whether  the  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  has  asked  Principals  to  probe  such instances and if so, the details of action taken thereon;
- ( d ) whether it is a fact that many private institutions have come up in the education sector with the growing trend of commercialisation and failed to maintain the standards and if so, the details thereof; and
- ( e ) the  corrective  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  stop  the  growing menace of private tutions/ commercialization of education?

## A N S W E R

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

( a ): As  per  National  Sample  Survey  (NSS)  71 st Round  (January-June  2014)  conducted  by  National Sample Survey Office in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementations, at all-India level 25.9% of  students  were  taking  private  coaching  (combining  school  education  and  higher  education).  State-wise details are at Annexure I and II.

(b): Yes Sir, a few such complaints have been received.

(c): Yes Sir, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan strictly bans tuitions by its teachers and takes action against indulging in tuitions or any form of malpractice connected with examinations or other school activities. 3 cases have been reported in this regard. All the three teachers have been transferred from the respective schools and disciplinary proceedings have already been initiated against them.

(d) and (e): NSS 71 st Round also found that 37.8% of students at Primary level, 33.9% at Upper Primary level, 44.0% at Secondary and Higher Secondary level, 56.0% at Graduation and above level and 66.65% at Diploma/Certificate level are attending Private aided or Private unaided institutions. However, in order to improve access, equality and quality in education, the Government in implementing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) through the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.

## ANNEXURE-I Proportion (per 1000) of students taking private coaching for levels of school education for each State/UT

(rural + urban)

| State/UT            | primary   | primary   | upper primary   | upper primary   | secondary and higher secondary   | secondary and higher secondary   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| State/UT            | male      | female    | male            | female          | male                             | female                           |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 135       | 71        | 137             | 128             | 126                              | 68                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 99        | 49        | 28              | 25              | 122                              | 93                               |
| Assam               | 91        | 81        | 164             | 169             | 411                              | 382                              |
| Bihar               | 468       | 397       | 557             | 429             | 672                              | 631                              |
| Chhattisgarh        | 57        | 64        | 76              | 35              | 155                              | 101                              |
| Delhi               | 322       | 366       | 406             | 421             | 425                              | 488                              |
| Goa                 | 136       | 155       | 274             | 200             | 324                              | 367                              |
| Gujarat             | 192       | 152       | 180             | 121             | 324                              | 293                              |
| Haryana             | 117       | 88        | 186             | 120             | 242                              | 200                              |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 38        | 27        | 89              | 48              | 151                              | 119                              |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 315       | 283       | 275             | 286             | 367                              | 385                              |
| Jharkhand           | 293       | 277       | 363             | 337             | 542                              | 429                              |
| Karnataka           | 116       | 166       | 147             | 86              | 139                              | 147                              |
| Kerala              | 227       | 206       | 299             | 269             | 411                              | 422                              |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 132       | 92        | 179             | 105             | 377                              | 340                              |
| Maharashtra         | 216       | 192       | 244             | 194             | 342                              | 356                              |
| Manipur             | 344       | 287       | 335             | 396             | 547                              | 508                              |
| Meghalaya           | 52        | 19        | 48              | 58              | 75                               | 147                              |
| Mizoram             | 17        | 17        | 25              | 9               | 44                               | 14                               |
| Nagaland            | 34        | 14        | 14              | 51              | 87                               | 73                               |
| Odisha              | 450       | 424       | 436             | 472             | 634                              | 594                              |
| Punjab              | 216       | 182       | 221             | 233             | 288                              | 233                              |
| Rajasthan           | 54        | 35        | 66              | 64              | 194                              | 200                              |
| Sikkim              | 56        | 75        | 92              | 66              | 365                              | 173                              |
| Tamil Nadu          | 228       | 211       | 187             | 192             | 204                              | 205                              |
| Telangana           | 68        | 31        | 93              | 32              | 67                               | 21                               |
| Tripura             | 783       | 765       | 891             | 768             | 870                              | 914                              |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 122       | 90        | 137             | 109             | 346                              | 183                              |
| Uttarakhand         | 186       | 144       | 207             | 39              | 253                              | 127                              |
| West Bengal         | 711       | 625       | 890             | 846             | 890                              | 920                              |
| A &NIslands         | 186       | 318       | 349             | 217             | 405                              | 286                              |
| Chandigarh          | 494       | 456       | 483             | 433             | 691                              | 696                              |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 124       | 234       | 157             | 276             | 36                               | 317                              |
| Daman &Diu          | 588       | 769       | 476             | 558             | 265                              | 459                              |
| Lakshadweep         | 0         | 50        | 96              | 230             | 11                               | 273                              |
| Puducherry          | 362       | 247       | 281             | 230             | 269                              | 157                              |
| All India           | 231       | 201       | 280             | 246             | 378                              | 347                              |

Source-National Sample Survey 71 st Round

Source-National Sample Survey 71 st Round

## ANNEXURE-II

## Proportion  of student (per 1000) taking private coaching for levels of higher education for each State/UT

(rural + urban)

| State/ UT           |   diploma (incl. all levels |   graduation |   post graduate and above |   proportion (per 1000) of students taking private coaching (school education and higher education) |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                          49 |           47 |                       100 |                                                                                                 103 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                         101 |           99 |                       233 |                                                                                                  78 |
| Assam               |                         364 |          289 |                       161 |                                                                                                 196 |
| Bihar               |                         481 |          423 |                        72 |                                                                                                 495 |
| Chhattisgarh        |                          57 |          135 |                        65 |                                                                                                  81 |
| Delhi               |                         214 |          154 |                        97 |                                                                                                 340 |
| Goa                 |                          42 |            0 |                         0 |                                                                                                 231 |
| Gujarat             |                         147 |          129 |                       128 |                                                                                                 194 |
| Haryana             |                         114 |          174 |                       118 |                                                                                                 150 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                          39 |           89 |                        54 |                                                                                                  76 |
| Jammu &Kashmir      |                          70 |          145 |                         5 |                                                                                                 292 |
| Jharkhand           |                         223 |          358 |                       322 |                                                                                                 350 |
| Karnataka           |                          97 |           76 |                        23 |                                                                                                 127 |
| Kerala              |                          44 |           69 |                        69 |                                                                                                 261 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                         244 |          232 |                        65 |                                                                                                 189 |
| Maharashtra         |                         229 |          254 |                       157 |                                                                                                 250 |
| Manipur             |                         210 |          155 |                        60 |                                                                                                 355 |
| Meghalaya           |                          32 |           36 |                         0 |                                                                                                  61 |
| Mizoram             |                           4 |            0 |                         8 |                                                                                                  19 |
| Nagaland            |                           2 |            0 |                         0 |                                                                                                  38 |
| Odisha              |                         234 |          364 |                       303 |                                                                                                 479 |
| Punjab              |                          74 |          172 |                        95 |                                                                                                 213 |
| Rajasthan           |                         133 |          172 |                       165 |                                                                                                 100 |
| Sikkim              |                         144 |          244 |                        45 |                                                                                                 137 |
| Tamil Nadu          |                          22 |           24 |                        36 |                                                                                                 174 |
| Telangana           |                          31 |           18 |                        84 |                                                                                                  50 |
| Tripura             |                         435 |          763 |                       468 |                                                                                                 812 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                         209 |          158 |                        95 |                                                                                                 152 |
| Uttarakhand         |                         341 |           72 |                       181 |                                                                                                 162 |
| West Bengal         |                         457 |          786 |                       539 |                                                                                                 784 |
| A &NIslands         |                           0 |            0 |                         0 |                                                                                                 240 |
| Chandigarh          |                           0 |          172 |                         0 |                                                                                                 500 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                         164 |          441 |                         0 |                                                                                                 206 |
| Daman &Diu          |                           0 |          147 |                         0 |                                                                                                 508 |
| Lakshadweep         |                          42 |           18 |                         0 |                                                                                                  87 |
| Puducherry          |                          44 |           40 |                         0 |                                                                                                 224 |
| All India           |                         183 |          203 |                       130 |                                                                                                 259 |