Lok Sabha Question No. 1602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Students Studying under RTE
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. 1602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Students Studying under RTE

1602. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  students  studying  in  schools  under  Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act, 2009 for the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of new admissions under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act, 2009 for the past three years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  States  have  reimbursed  schools  fee/expenditure  for  the  costs incurred to implement Section 12(1)(c);
- (d) if so, the details thereof for the last three years and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise and year-wise;
- (e)  whether  there  are  any  pending  proposals  for  fee  reimbursement  as  stipulated under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 with the Union Government; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): State-wise details of children studying in schools under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 during the last three years are at Annexure-I.
- (b): Details of new admissions made under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act are not maintained Centrally.
- (c) to (d): Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) norms provide for States/UTs to 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 the respective 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.

13  States  have  submitted  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. Funds were approved under SSA for 7 States during 2015-16, 10 States during 2016- 17 and 6 States during 2017-18 as per SSA norms. State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

(e) & (f): There are no pending proposals for fee reimbursement as stipulated under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 with the Central Government.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602, ASKED BY DR. SHASHI THAROOR, TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 REGARDING 'STUDENTS STUDYING UNDER RTE'

State-wise details of children studying in private unaided schools under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 during last three years

| Sl. No.   | State                    | 2014-15                      | 2015-16                      | 2016-17                      |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 394                          | 540                          | 725                          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 4         | Assam                    | 4653                         | 3242                         | 15062                        |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 61887                        | 97717                        | 139418                       |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 2145                         | 2825                         | 3487                         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 100927                       | 128639                       | 167044                       |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 33201                        | 49043                        | 51254                        |
| 11        | Goa                      | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 13033                        | 41586                        | 83734                        |
| 13        | Haryana                  | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | RTE Act, 2009 Not Applicable | RTE Act, 2009 Not Applicable | RTE Act, 2009 Not Applicable |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 8237                         | 10489                        | 13244                        |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 217306                       | 316115                       | 414106                       |
| 18        | Kerala                   | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | No Private Unaided School    | No Private Unaided School    | No Private Unaided School    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 637123                       | 795225                       | 851538                       |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 65719                        | 104945                       | 142112                       |
| 22        | Manipur                  | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 26        | Odisha                   | 31150                        | 31994                        | 38820                        |
| 27        | Puducherry               | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 28        | Punjab                   | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 29        | Rajasthan                | 436070                       | 555966                       | 600666                       |
| 30        | Sikkim                   | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               | 131566                       | 197369                       | 287068                       |
| 32        | Telangana                | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 33        | Tripura                  | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            | 108                          | 3278                         | 21598                        |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              | 66851                        | 83450                        | 95427                        |
| 36        | West Bengal              | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| Total     | Total                    | 1810370                      | 2422423                      | 2925303                      |

Source: AWP&B, SSA

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602, ASKED BY DR. SHASHI THAROOR, TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018 REGARDING 'STUDENTS STUDYING UNDER RTE'

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