Lok Sabha Question No. 2482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Budget Private School
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2482 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## Budget Private School

## 2482.  SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that budget private schools in the country are  the  worst  affected  sector  in  the  Covid-19  pandemic  period  and  if  so, details thereof including the period of their closure in the pandemic period, till date;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  such  schools  are  on  the  verge  of closure as 95% of budget private schools are in rented buildings and schools managements are unable to pay the rent and salaries to their staff, EMIs and maintenance  expenditure  due  to  non  collection  of  fees  and  if  so  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal to include such schools in  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  scheme  or similar  schemes  so  that  these  schools  can  avail  loans  on  Government guarantees and if so details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken a decision in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ) SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (e):  Education  is  a  subject  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the  Constitution  and schools,  other  than  those  owned  /  funded  by  Central  Government,  are  under  the jurisdiction  of  the  State  Governments.  Thus,  the  matter  relating  to  fees  and  its components in schools are regulated in terms of Rules and Instructions of the State Government concerned.

The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  compulsory  Education  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  neighbourhood  schools  in  Class  I  (or earlier) 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, are required to notify the disadvantaged groups and weaker sections, notify per child cost and start admissions in private un-aided schools as per the procedure laid down by the concerned State and UT Government.

The  Central Government  has  been  supporting States and UTs  for implementation  of  various  provisions  of  the  Act  including  expenditure  incurred towards reimbursement to private schools for admissions of children under Section 12(1) (c) from 2014-15.

Schools  affiliated  to  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  are governed by the acts and regulations of their respective State / UTs Governments. School affiliated to CBSE, thus, are expected to implement instructions regarding fee collection etc., issued by their respective State/ UTs Government.

As per the extant guidelines of Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS), new and existing  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  engaged  in  manufacturing,  service  or  retail trade activity  excluding  Educational  Institutions,  Agriculture,  Self  Help  Groups (SHGs),  Training  Institutions,  etc.,  are  eligible  under  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme (CGS) of Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE). Hence, private schools are not eligible to be covered under CGS at present.

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