Lok Sabha Question No. 2165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Per Child Cost under Right to Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

Per Child Cost under Right to Education

## 2165. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE be pleased to state:

(a) the reimbursement claimed by States under Section 12(1)(c) of RTE, and amount reimbursed by Centre during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise;

(b) whether the Government has undertaken a review of the working of reimbursements to the States under 12(1)(c) of RTE;

(c) if so, the reasons behind the difference between the amount claimed by States and the amount reimbursed by the Centre; and

(d)  if  not,  whether the  Government proposes to undertake  such  a  review  and  if  so, the  details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and majority of the schools  are  under  the  administrative  control  of  the  respective  State  and  Union  Territory Government.  The  States  and  UTs  are  required  to  notify  per  child cost  norm  to  claim reimbursement  of  expenditure  incurred  by  them  towards  implementation  of  the  provisions  of Section 12(1) (c) of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)  Act.

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 for admission in class  1  and  above  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 based on the proof of actual payment made to schools by the States.

As per Section 7(1) of the RTE Act, 2009, the Central Government and the State Governments have  concurrent  responsibility  for  providing  funds  for  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this  Act. Further, Section 7(5) of this Act states that, the State Government shall, taking into consideration the sums provided by the Central Government to a State Government, be responsible to provide funds for the implementation of the provisions of the Act. The state-wise details of the amount claimed and approved by the Centre under Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009 during the last three  years  and  the  reasons  for  difference  between  the  amount  claimed  and  approved  are  at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2165  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  02.12.2019  ASKED  BY HON'BLE MP  SHRI  DUSHYANT  SINGH  REGARDING  'PER  CHILD  COST  UNDER RIGHT TO EDUCATION'

## 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) | Reasons for difference                                                                              |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          |                          6057.07 |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved         |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh   |                          3184.92 |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved         |
| 3        | Delhi          |                          7351.31 |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved         |
| 4        | Gujarat        |                         11374.4  |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved         |
| 5        | Jharkhand      |                          1000    |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved         |
| 6        | Karnataka      |                         28762.1  |                         18246.8  | Approved as proposed for classes 1 and above. Amount for Nursery classes not approved as per norms. |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh |                         14919.6  |                         14919.6  | Approved as proposed.                                                                               |
| 8        | Maharashtra    |                          1400    |                          1400    | Approved as proposed.                                                                               |
| 9        | Odisha         |                            35.11 |                            35.11 | Approved as proposed.                                                                               |
| 10       | Rajasthan      |                         12453.4  |                         12453.4  | Approved as proposed.                                                                               |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     |                         12570    |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved         |
| 12       | Tripura        |                           406.48 |                             0    | State has not started admission in private unaided schools                                          |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh  |                          1166.29 |                             0    | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved.        |
| 14       | Uttarakhand    |                          8189.4  |                          3950.42 | The amount reimbursed to Private School for children in class 1 and above was approved.             |
|          | Total          |                        108870    |                         51005.3  |                                                                                                     |

## 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) | Reasons for difference                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          |                         9000.3   |                         9000.3   | Approved as Proposed. The amount includes reimbursement for the year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.                                                                                                                                        |
| 2        | Chandigarh     |                           68.45  |                            2.959 | Proposal was not based on actual expenditure but on anticipated expenditure. UT has reimbursed a total amount Rs. 2.95 lakh only to private unaided schools for admission of children in class 1 and above. The same amount was approved. |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   |                        29500.3   |                        14030.3   | The amount reimbursed to private schools for children in Class 1 and above by the State was approved by GoI.                                                                                                                              |
| 4        | Delhi          |                         5252.26  |                         5252.26  | Approved as Proposed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5        | Gujarat        |                        10584     |                         7033.46  | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6        | Jharkhand      |                          293.445 |                          241.84  | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7        | Karnataka      |                        33014.1   |                        29318.6   | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh |                        35739.5   |                        18712.1   | Approved the amount which the State had actually reimbursed to Private Unaided                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9        | Maharashtra    |                        74675.7   |                        24427.9   | Schools for children in Classes 1 and above.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10       | Odisha         |                           88.33  |                           88.33  | Approved as Proposed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11       | Rajasthan      |                        23582.5   |                        23581.5   | Approved as Proposed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu     |                         9900.04  |                         2769.99  | Approved as per actual Reimbursement made to private unaided schools by the State for children                                                                                                                                            |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh  |                         2494.15  |                          653.59  | in Class 1 and above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14       | Uttarakhand    |                         5000.22  |                         4714.64  | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|          | Total          |                       239193     |                       139828     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## 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) | Remarks                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar            |                        14819.5   |                            0     | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved                                                           |
| 2        | Chandiga rh      |                          180.924 |                            0     | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved                                                           |
| 3        | Chhattisg arh    |                        16980.1   |                         4949.6   | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                         |
| 4        | Delhi            |                        11546.9   |                         6294.31  | Proposal of the State included Rs. 5252.26 lakh which was approved by GOI last year. Therefore, the balance amount of Rs. 6294.308 lakh was approved. |
| 5        | Gujarat          |                        28056.6   |                        14218.2   | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                         |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh |                            6.65  |                            0     | The State has not reimbursed the amount to Private Schools, hence proposal was not approved.                                                          |
| 7        | Jharkhan d       |                          835.28  |                          716.295 | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                         |
| 8        | Karnatak a       |                        19963.8   |                        14859     | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                         |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh   |                        33043.2   |                        24000.8   | Approved as per actual Reimbursement made to private unaided schools by the State for children in Class 1 and above.                                  |
| 10       | Maharash tra     |                        36428.4   |                        12000     | Approved as per actual Reimbursement made to private unaided schools by the State for children in Class 1 and above.                                  |
| 11       | Odisha           |                           88.333 |                           88.333 | Approved as Proposed.                                                                                                                                 |
| 12       | Rajasthan        |                        17424.8   |                        17424.9   | Approved as Proposed.                                                                                                                                 |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu       |                        17952.2   |                         7078.41  | Approved as per actual Reimbursement made to private unaided schools by the State for children in Class 1 and above.                                  |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh    |                         4173.21  |                         2586.52  | Approved as per actual Reimbursement made to private unaided schools by the State for children in Class 1 and above.                                  |
| 15       | Uttarakha nd     |                         5999.69  |                         5786.35  | Approved for children in classes 1 and above.                                                                                                         |
|          | Total            |                       207500     |                       110003     |                                                                                                                                                       |