Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Reimbursement under Right To Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## Reimbursement under Right To Education

## 2279. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

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

(a) the details of the amount of reimbursement provided to private unaided schools across the country for complying with Section 12(1) (c) of the Right to Education Act to provide free and  compulsory  education  to  children  belonging  to  weaker  section  and  disadvantaged  by allocating 25% of the admission seats, Statewise; and

(b)  the  percentage  of  these  seats  which  have  been  left  unfilled  during  the  last  year,  and whether  the  Government  has  any  plans,  especially  under  Samagra  Shiksha  Scheme  to sensitise schools and citizens about this availability so that more children belonging to these groups can receive education, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (b): Ministry of Human Resource Development, provides support to the States and UTs for  reimbursement  of  expenditure  incurred  for  25%  admissions  in  private  unaided  schools under Section 12(1) (c) of the RTE Act as per norms of erstwhile Sarva Shiksha  Abhiyan, which  is  continued  under  the  new  integrated  scheme  Samagra  Shiksha.  This  provision  is effective  from 2014-15.  The  state-wise  details  of  amount  approved  under  Samagra  Shiksha for reimbursement under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)Act, 2009 during the year 2019-20 is at Annexure . The States and UTs are required  to  notify  the  disadvantaged  groups  and  weaker  sections,  notify  per  child  cost  and start  admissions  in  private  un-aided  schools.  The  reimbursement  for  this  purpose  would  be provided based on the proof of actual payment made to schools by the States. The number of students admitted under Section12(1)(c) of the RTE Act in the year  2018-19 is 4135015.

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has issued guidelines vide circular dated 23.11.2010 to ensure that schools adopt an admission procedure which is non discriminatory, rational  and  transparent.  It  aimed  to  prevent  profiling  and  eliminating  children  through  any kind of screening process and to ensure equal educational opportunities to children belonging to different  social  and economic  background.  In  addition,  guidelines  dated  26.10.2012  have also been issued regarding elimination of discrimination and harassment of children, belonging to  weaker  sections  and  disadvantaged  groups,  in  schools  and  reiterated  vide  letter  dated  8 th June,  2016.  Also,  MHRD  vide  letter  no  12-5/2016-EE.11  dated  25.05.2016  requested States/UTs to carry out a ground assessment of private unaided schools across the country to ensure compliance with the provisions of Section 12  of RTE Act, 2009.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA REGARDING 'REIMBURSEMENT UNDER RIGHT TO EDUCATION'

## Amount approved for 12 (1) (c) of the RTE Act, 2009 in the year 2019-20

| S. No.   | State          |   Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Chhattisgarh   |                         4949.6   |
| 2.       | Delhi          |                         6294.31  |
| 3.       | Gujarat        |                        14218.2   |
| 4.       | Jharkhand      |                          716.295 |
| 5.       | Karnataka      |                        14859     |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh |                        24000.8   |
| 7.       | Maharashtra    |                        12000     |
| 8.       | Odisha         |                           88.333 |
| 9.       | Rajasthan      |                        17424.9   |
| 10.      | Tamil Nadu     |                         7078.41  |
| 11.      | Uttar Pradesh  |                         2586.52  |
| 12.      | Uttarakhand    |                         5786.35  |
|          | Total          |                       110003     |

Source AWP&B 2019-20