Lok Sabha Question No. 119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Number of Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## Number of Schools

## 119. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Government, Government-aided and private schools in the country out of the total number of schools in the country, State/UT wise;

(b) the total number of students enrolled in Government, Government-aided and private schools in the country, state/UT-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  need  for  new  private  school  regulations  in  the country, especially in regulation of fee and admissions processes, and if so, details thereof; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  high  fees  being  charged  by  private  schools  for Nursery Class admissions and if so, steps being considered and taken thus far by the Union and State Governments to regulate this;

(e) the number of private, Government and Government-aided schools established during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and

(f)  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  compliance  with  respect  to  the  reservation  of  the  Economically Weaker Section by the Government?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): As per Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+), 2018-19, the state-wise total  number  of  Government,  Government  aided  and  private  schools  in  the  country  is  at Annexure-I.

(b):  As  per  UDISE+  (2018-19),  the  total  number  of  students enrolled  in  Government, Government aided and private schools in the country is at Annexure-II.

(c) &(d): To ensure compliance with essential quality standards, NEP 2020 institutes an effective quality  self-regulation  or  accreditation  system  for  all  stages  of  education  including  pre-school education -private, public, and philanthropic. It further recommends  setting up of an independent, State-wide, body called the State School Standards Authority (SSSA), States/UTs to ensure that certain minimal professional and quality standards (namely, safety, security, basic infrastructure,  number  of  teachers  across  subjects  and  grades,  financial  probity,  and  sound processes of governance) are followed by all schools.

NEP 2020 further stipulates Public and private schools  to be assessed and accredited on the same criteria, benchmarks, and processes, emphasizing online and offline public disclosure and  transparency,  so  as  to  ensure  that  public-spirited  private  schools  are  encouraged  and  not stifled  in  any  way.  Also  Private  philanthropic  efforts  for  quality  education  to  be  encouraged  thereby affirming the public-good nature of education -while protecting parents and communities from arbitrary increases in tuition fees. Public disclosure on the school website and on the SSSA website - for both public and private schools - would include (at the very least) information on the numbers of classrooms, students, and teachers, subjects taught, any fees, and overall student outcomes on standardized evaluations.

(e): As per UDISE+ (2018-19), the state-wise number of private, Government and Governmentaided schools established during the last three years is at Annexure-III.

(f): The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, mandates the appropriate Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child of the age 6 to 14 years in a neighbourhood school. Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009 provides for admission  of  children  belonging  to  weaker  sections  and  disadvantaged  groups  in  the  schools specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (n) of section 2 in Class I (or below) to the extent of at least 25 percent of the strength of that class.

For  implementation  of  Section  12(1)(c)  of  the  RTE  Act,  the  respective  State  and  UT Government which is the appropriate government under the RTE Act, is required to notify the disadvantaged groups and weaker sections, notify per child cost and start admissions in private un-aided schools as per the laid down procedure.

The Central Government is supporting States and UTs for re-imbursement of expenditure incurred  towards  payment  made  to  private  schools  for  admission  of  children  under  Section 12(1)(c)  from  2014-15.  Also,  Ministry  of  Education,  in  various  meetings  like  State  Education Secretaries  Conference,  Regional/State  workshops,  Project  Approval  Board  Meetings  and through various advisories and communications has been advising/ guiding State/  UT Governments on proper implementation of Section 12 of the RTE Act, 2009.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY REGARDING 'NUMBER OF SCHOOLS'

|                          | Total Number of Schools   | Total Number of Schools   | Total Number of Schools   |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| State/UTs                | Government                |                           | Private                   |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 339                       | 2                         | 72                        |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 45013                     | 2346                      | 15862                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 3179                      | 64                        | 503                       |
| Assam                    | 47223                     | 5065                      | 6084                      |
| Bihar                    | 72590                     | 689                       | 6031                      |
| Chandigarh               | 121                       | 7                         | 74                        |
| Chhattisgarh             | 48671                     | 434                       | 6842                      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 300                       | 10                        | 35                        |
| Daman &Diu               | 112                       | 4                         | 23                        |
| Delhi                    | 2784                      | 253                       | 2666                      |
| Goa                      | 833                       | 514                       | 139                       |
| Gujarat                  | 35202                     | 5734                      | 13641                     |
| Haryana                  | 14516                     | 26                        | 7913                      |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 15433                     | 0                         | 2778                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir           | 24080                     | 29                        | 5552                      |
| Jharkhand                | 35954                     | 1177                      | 1400                      |
| Karnataka                | 50184                     | 7417                      | 20604                     |
| Kerala                   | 5011                      | 7195                      | 3156                      |
| Lakshadweep              | 45                        | 0                         | 0                         |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 122056                    | 874                       | 29105                     |
| Maharashtra              | 66033                     | 23554                     | 19400                     |
| Manipur                  | 3073                      | 587                       | 1003                      |
| Meghalaya                | 7802                      | 4181                      | 2220                      |
| Mizoram                  | 2564                      | 231                       | 1025                      |
| Nagaland                 | 2007                      | 0                         | 745                       |
| Odisha                   | 55483                     | 5770                      | 4957                      |
| Puducherry               | 423                       | 33                        | 283                       |
| Punjab                   | 19404                     | 458                       | 8495                      |
| Rajasthan                | 67578                     | 0                         | 35603                     |
| Sikkim                   | 854                       | 19                        | 417                       |
| Tamilnadu                | 37728                     | 8355                      | 12439                     |
| Telangana                | 29822                     | 707                       | 11621                     |
| Tripura                  | 4309                      | 46                        | 343                       |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 163142                    | 8090                      | 87433                     |
| Uttarakhand              | 16934                     | 616                       | 5519                      |
| West Bengal              | 82876                     | 127                       | 11777                     |
| All                      | 1083678                   | 84614                     | 325760                    |

Source: UDISE+ -2018-19 (Provisional)

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY REGARDING 'NUMBER OF SCHOOLS'

|                          | Total Enrollment   | Total Enrollment   | Total Enrollment   |
|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| State/UTs                | Government         | Aided              | Private            |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 49418              | 1823               | 17746              |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 3897043            | 263499             | 3672881            |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 221605             | 17708              | 82176              |
| Assam                    | 4798865            | 458368             | 1290181            |
| Bihar                    | 19653062           | 180957             | 2192403            |
| Chandigarh               | 149683             | 8036               | 79308              |
| Chhattisgarh             | 4088725            | 88899              | 1487071            |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 58456              | 2433               | 21316              |
| Daman &Diu               | 20783              | 5211               | 13171              |
| Delhi                    | 2288296            | 158142             | 1697805            |
| Goa                      | 43777              | 203993             | 34375              |
| Gujarat                  | 5417447            | 1824240            | 4238255            |
| Haryana                  | 2136665            | 16292              | 3277808            |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 848791             | 0                  | 525328             |
| Jammu &Kashmir           | 1264331            | 610                | 984502             |
| Jharkhand                | 4877167            | 326300             | 1159920            |
| Karnataka                | 4949769            | 1554723            | 4848469            |
| Kerala                   | 1560458            | 2532589            | 1517551            |
| Lakshadweep              | 11675              | 0                  | 0                  |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 9265880            | 154306             | 6087339            |
| Maharashtra              | 5664237            | 10666880           | 5887708            |
| Manipur                  | 193994             | 28210              | 398131             |
| Meghalaya                | 377818             | 327644             | 191101             |
| Mizoram                  | 121897             | 21197              | 121638             |
| Nagaland                 | 138085             | 0                  | 238216             |
| Odisha                   | 5455260            | 927070             | 1285848            |
| Puducherry               | 76637              | 27756              | 134649             |
| Punjab                   | 2255538            | 227194             | 2703692            |
| Rajasthan                | 8476119            | 0                  | 7796938            |
| Sikkim                   | 88897              | 3604               | 34551              |
| Tamilnadu                | 4575575            | 2297501            | 5254459            |
| Telangana                | 2822435            | 107531             | 3613352            |
| Tripura                  | 570161             | 28295              | 98161              |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 16875056           | 4848804            | 20320662           |
| Uttarakhand              | 967805             | 165301             | 1133876            |
| West Bengal              | 14236382           | 50601              | 1510005            |
| All                      | 128497792          | 27525717           | 83950592           |

Source: UDISE+ -2018-19 (Provisional)

## Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY REGARDING 'NUMBER OF SCHOOLS'

| State/UTs                 | Schools   | Schools   | Schools   | Established During the last 3 years   | Established During the last 3 years   | Established During the last 3 years   | Established During the last 3 years   | Established During the last 3 years   | Established During the last 3 years   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| State/UTs                 | Govt      | Aided     | Private   | Govt                                  | Aided                                 | Private                               | Govt                                  | Aided                                 | Private                               |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2         | 0         | 2         | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 220       | 4         | 689       | 257                                   | 1                                     | 634                                   | 101                                   | 2                                     | 414                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 22        | 1         | 22        | 12                                    | 0                                     | 11                                    | 7                                     | 1                                     | 2                                     |
| Assam                     | 2         | 0         | 287       | 2                                     | 0                                     | 204                                   | 18                                    | 0                                     | 92                                    |
| Bihar                     | 186       | 4         | 189       | 20                                    | 0                                     | 188                                   | 15                                    | 0                                     | 27                                    |
| Chandigarh                | 5         | 0         | 0         | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Chhattisgarh              | 179       | 1         | 470       | 176                                   | 0                                     | 402                                   | 110                                   | 2                                     | 122                                   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 2         | 0         | 1         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Daman & Diu               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| Delhi                     | 17        | 0         | 2         | 15                                    | 0                                     | 0                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| Goa                       | 0         | 9         | 2         | 0                                     | 2                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     | 0                                     |
| Gujarat                   | 280       | 3         | 709       | 153                                   | 2                                     | 647                                   | 173                                   | 1                                     | 414                                   |
| Haryana                   | 10        | 0         | 126       | 13                                    | 0                                     | 121                                   | 47                                    | 0                                     | 91                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 125       | 0         | 85        | 111                                   | 0                                     | 88                                    | 5                                     | 0                                     | 43                                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 2         | 0         | 138       | 5                                     | 0                                     | 129                                   | 7                                     | 0                                     | 84                                    |
| Jharkhand                 | 15        | 0         | 7         | 34                                    | 1                                     | 12                                    | 9                                     | 0                                     | 3                                     |
| Karnataka                 | 2023      | 117       | 2427      | 11588                                 | 353                                   | 4213                                  | 4171                                  | 226                                   | 2584                                  |
| Kerala                    | 1         | 0         | 3         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Lakshadweep               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 1042      | 3         | 1915      | 136                                   | 0                                     | 1796                                  | 148                                   | 2                                     | 1748                                  |
| Maharashtra               | 31        | 9         | 1643      | 51                                    | 4                                     | 770                                   | 36                                    | 4                                     | 469                                   |
| Manipur                   | 13        | 0         | 15        | 1                                     | 0                                     | 16                                    | 3                                     | 0                                     | 6                                     |
| Meghalaya                 | 10        | 1         | 76        | 9                                     | 1                                     | 48                                    | 1                                     | 0                                     | 16                                    |
| Mizoram                   | 8         | 0         | 38        | 7                                     | 0                                     | 27                                    | 2                                     | 0                                     | 14                                    |
| Nagaland                  | 8         | 0         | 8         | 2                                     | 0                                     | 5                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| Odisha                    | 139       | 2         | 134       | 91                                    | 0                                     | 100                                   | 46                                    | 1                                     | 23                                    |
| Puducherry                | 0         | 0         | 7         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 3                                     |
| Punjab                    | 16        | 0         | 151       | 7                                     | 0                                     | 99                                    | 2                                     | 0                                     | 93                                    |
| Rajasthan                 | 268       | 0         | 717       | 118                                   | 0                                     | 1094                                  | 870                                   | 0                                     | 880                                   |
| Sikkim                    | 1         | 0         | 12        | 0                                     | 0                                     | 6                                     | 5                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
| Tamilnadu                 | 52        | 1         | 329       | 137                                   | 0                                     | 301                                   | 112                                   | 3                                     | 205                                   |
| Telangana                 | 282       | 0         | 514       | 420                                   | 0                                     | 589                                   | 27                                    | 1                                     | 217                                   |
| Tripura                   | 5         | 0         | 2         | 22                                    | 0                                     | 9                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 3                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 254       | 10        | 3037      | 34                                    | 3                                     | 1460                                  | 157                                   | 5                                     | 988                                   |
| Uttarakhand               | 13        | 1         | 166       | 16                                    | 0                                     | 151                                   | 1                                     | 0                                     | 57                                    |
| West Bengal               | 205       | 0         | 431       | 143                                   | 2                                     | 350                                   | 71                                    | 0                                     | 119                                   |
| All                       | 5438      | 166       | 14354     | 13583                                 | 369                                   | 13477                                 | 6151                                  | 250                                   | 8721                                  |

Source: UDISE+ -2018-19

(Provisional)