Lok Sabha Question No. 2293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Right to Education Act
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JANUARY, 2018

## Right to Education Act

## 2293. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study on the implementation of Right to Education Act;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, and if not, reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  have  been  regular  violations  in  Section  12  (1)  that  mandates  25% reservation for children from economically and socially disadvantaged sections; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including number of children benefitting from Section 12 (1) (c), State/UT wise over the last 4 years?

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

(a) and (b): The Central Government reviews and monitors implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 periodically with the States and Union Territories at different  forums,  including  in  the  State  Education  Ministers'  Conferences.  An  independent concurrent financial review is also undertaken to cover all States within two years. Educational data is 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.  A National Achievement Survey (NAS) across all States and UTs was conducted on 13.11.2017 to assess the learning achievements of students of classes 3,5 and 8.

(c) and (d): The  RTE  Act,  2009  provides  monitoring  of  child's  right  to  education  and  redress grievances  by  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  at  central  level  and  by State Commission for Protection of Child Rights at State level. The Ministry has issued guidelines on 23 rd November, 2010 to all States under Section 35 of the RTE Act, 2009 for implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act. Further, education is in the Concurrent List and majority of the schools are under the  purview  of  State  governments  and  it  is  primarily  for  the  States  to  take  appropriate  action  on  the complaints of admissions under quota meant for economically weaker sections.

State-wise details of students who got admission in schools under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in accordance with Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 are at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2293  FOR  ANSWER  ON  01.01.2018  ASKED  BY  DR.  KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU REGARDING RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT

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

| 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                      | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  |
| 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                  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | NA                           | NA                           | NA                           |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  |
| 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                   | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               | 131566                       | 197369                       | 287068                       |
| 32        | Telangana                | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  | Per child cost not notified  |
| 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: State Governments * Data prior to 2014-15 is not available.