Lok Sabha Question No. 3245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Fake Income Certificates
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3245 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## Fake Income Certificates

## †3245. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

(a) the details of the claims made by private schools for imparting free of cost education to EWS students during the last three  years and the current year along with the details of the amount distributed to them, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware that large number of fake income certificates have been used in certain private schools of Delhi for admission of non-EWS category children; and

(c)  if  so,  the  details  of  these  schools  where  such  cases  have  been  detected  along  with  the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): Section 12(2) of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for reimbursement to the Private Unaided Schools for admitting children under Section 12(1)(c). The reimbursement is based on the per-child expenditure incurred by the State or the actual amount charged by the school from other children, whichever is less. The reimbursement towards expenditure incurred for 25% admissions in private unaided schools under Section 12(1) (c) of the RTE Act is supported under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme and is based on per child norms notified by the States / UT concerned for classes I to VIII, subject to a maximum ceiling of 20% of the total Annual Work Plan and Budget approved by the Government of India for a State/UT under the Scheme. The reimbursement for this purpose is provided based on the proof of actual payment made to schools by the States. The details of the amount reimbursed to the State Government under Section 12(1)(c) of RTE  Act, 2009 is Annexed.

(b)  &  (c):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution.  Majority  of  schools  are under the jurisdiction of the respective State Government and Union Territory Administration, which are the appropriate Government for ensuring proper implementation of the RTE Act.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3245 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019 ASKED BY HON'BLE  MP  SHRI  DHARAMBIR  SINGH  REGARDING  'FAKE  INCOME CERTIFICATES'

Amount Proposed by States/ UTs and Amount Approved by GoI towards Reimbursement under Section 12 (1) (c) in the year 2017-18

| S. No.   | State          |   Amount Proposed (Rs. in Lakhs) |   Amount Approved* (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          |                          6057.07 |                              0    |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh   |                          3184.92 |                              0    |
| 3        | Delhi          |                          7351.31 |                              0    |
| 4        | Gujarat        |                         11374.4  |                              0    |
| 5        | Jharkhand      |                          1000    |                              0    |
| 6        | Karnataka      |                         28762.1  |                          18246.8  |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh |                         14919.6  |                          14919.6  |
| 8        | Maharashtra    |                          1400    |                           1400    |
| 9        | Odisha         |                            35.11 |                             35.11 |
| 10       | Rajasthan      |                         12453.4  |                          12453.4  |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     |                         12570    |                              0    |
| 12       | Tripura        |                           406.48 |                              0    |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh  |                          1166.29 |                              0    |
| 14       | Uttarakhand    |                          8189.4  |                           3950.42 |
|          | Total          |                        108870    |                          51005.3  |

Source: AWP&B

* Amount approved for reimbursement to the States and UTs under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act is for previous years.

## Amount Proposed by States/ UTs and Amount Approved by GoI towards Reimbursement under Section 12 (1)(c) in the year 2018-19

| S. No.   | State          |   Amount Proposed (Rs. in Lakhs) |   Amount Approved* (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          |                         9000.3   |                          9000.3   |
| 2        | Chandigarh     |                           68.45  |                             2.959 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   |                        29500.3   |                         14030.3   |
| 4        | Delhi          |                         5252.26  |                          5252.26  |
| 5        | Gujarat        |                        10584     |                          7033.46  |
| 6        | Jharkhand      |                          293.445 |                           241.84  |
| 7        | Karnataka      |                        33014.1   |                         29318.6   |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh |                        35739.5   |                         18712.1   |
| 9        | Maharashtra    |                        74675.7   |                         24427.9   |
| 10       | Odisha         |                           88.33  |                            88.33  |
| 11       | Rajasthan      |                        23582.5   |                         23581.5   |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu     |                         9900.04  |                          2769.99  |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh  |                         2494.15  |                           653.59  |
| 14       | Uttarakhand    |                         5000.22  |                          4714.64  |
|          | Total          |                       239193     |                        139828     |

Source: AWP&B

* Amount approved for reimbursement to the States and UTs under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act is for previous years.

## Amount Proposed by States/ UTs and Amount Approved by GoI towards Reimbursement under Section 12 (1) (c) in the year 2019-20

| S. No.   | State            |   Amount Proposed (Rs. in Lakhs) |   Amount Approved* (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar            |                        14819.5   |                             0     |
| 2        | Chandigarh       |                          180.924 |                             0     |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh     |                        16980.1   |                          4949.6   |
| 4        | Delhi            |                        11546.9   |                          6294.31  |
| 5        | Gujarat          |                        28056.6   |                         14218.2   |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh |                            6.65  |                             0     |
| 7        | Jharkhand        |                          835.28  |                           716.295 |
| 8        | Karnataka        |                        19963.8   |                         14859     |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh   |                        33043.2   |                         24000.8   |
| 10       | Maharashtra      |                        36428.4   |                         12000     |
| 11       | Odisha           |                           88.333 |                            88.333 |
| 12       | Rajasthan        |                        17424.8   |                         17424.9   |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu       |                        17952.2   |                          7078.41  |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh    |                         4173.21  |                          2586.52  |
| 15       | Uttarakhand      |                         5999.69  |                          5786.35  |
|          | Total            |                       207500     |                        110003     |

Source: AWP&B (2019-20)

* Amount approved for reimbursement to the States and UTs under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act is for previous years.

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