Lok Sabha Question No. 2186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Compliance of RTE Guidelines
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2186 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## Compliance of RTE Guidelines

2186.  DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  percentage  of  schools  that  are  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) compliant in terms of meeting the 10 infrastructural norms;
- (b) the details of steps proposed/guidelines issued to ensure complete compliance  with the above RTE norms to all the schools;
- (c) whether  there  is  a  timeline  and  roadmap  for  filling  teacher  vacancies  in Government and Government aided schools and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a):  The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009 stipulates  norms  and  standards  for  a  recognized  school  imparting  elementary education.  The RTE norms provide for an all-weather building in elementary schools. The  school  building  should   inter  alia,  consist  of  at  least  one  classroom  for  every teacher  and  an  office-cum-store-cum-Head  teacher's  room,  barrier  free  access, separate  toilets  for  boys  and  girls,  safe  and  adequate  drinking  water  facility  to  all children and playground.  Sections 8 and 9 of the RTE Act, 2009 lay down the duties of  appropriate  Government  and  local  authority  to  inter  alia  provide  infrastructure including  school  building,  teaching  staff  and  learning  equipment.  As  per  Unified District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+),  2019-20,  State/UT-wise details  of  all  Elementary  schools/sections  in  the  country  that  are  RTE  compliant  in terms of meeting the 7 infrastructural norms are at Annexure.
- (b): Education is in the Concurrent list of Constitution and most of the schools come under jurisdiction of concerned States and UTs. State and UT Governments are the

appropriate  Governments  under  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009,  and  have  the  responsibility  and  mandate  to  provide school  infrastructure  in  schools  in  accordance  with  the  norms  laid  down  in  the Schedule to the RTE Act, 2009 and as per respective State RTE Rules. States and UTs have been advised to meet the RTE norms for providing infrastructure facilities including toilets and drinking water in Schools. The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched an Integrated Centrally Sponsored Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha w.e.f. 201819. Under Samagra  Shiksha, States and UTs are inter alia supported for strengthening  of  existing  Government  Elementary  and  Secondary  schools  and  for creation and augmentation of infrastructure facilities as per proposals received from respective State/UT. (c):  The  recruitment  and  deployment  of  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of respective State/UT Government. The Ministry of Education advises the States/UTs to  ensure  availability  of  adequate  number  of  teachers  in  schools,  as  per  norms

through advisories, review meetings etc.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2186  FOR  REPLY  ON  02.08.2021  REGARDING COMPLIANCE OF RTE GUIDELINES ASKED BY HON'BLE MP DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED

Statement  showing  details  of  State/UT-wise  percentage  of  all  Elementary schools/sections RTE compliant in terms of meeting the infrastructural norms

|   Sl. No. | State /UT                 |   Percentage of all Elementary schools/ sections RTE compliant in terms of meeting the infrastructural norms* |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                                                                          25.9 |
|         2 | ANDHRA PRADESH            |                                                                                                          10.7 |
|         3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                                                                                                           5.7 |
|         4 | ASSAM                     |                                                                                                          11.5 |
|         5 | BIHAR                     |                                                                                                          11.1 |
|         6 | CHANDIGARH                |                                                                                                          41.8 |
|         7 | CHHATTISGARH              |                                                                                                          25.2 |
|         8 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                                                                                                          25.3 |
|         9 | DAMAN & DIU               |                                                                                                          28.8 |
|        10 | DELHI                     |                                                                                                          57.7 |
|        11 | GOA                       |                                                                                                          17.4 |
|        12 | GUJARAT                   |                                                                                                          47.5 |
|        13 | HARYANA                   |                                                                                                          43.1 |
|        14 | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                                                                                                          30.9 |
|        15 | JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                                                                                                           9.1 |
|        16 | JHARKHAND                 |                                                                                                          10.5 |
|        17 | KARNATAKA                 |                                                                                                          23.6 |
|        18 | KERALA                    |                                                                                                          40.9 |
|        19 | LADAKH                    |                                                                                                          10.9 |
|        20 | LAKSHADWEEP               |                                                                                                          12.2 |
|        21 | MADHYA PRADESH            |                                                                                                          21.7 |

| Sl. No.   | State /UT     |   Percentage of all Elementary schools/ sections RTE compliant in terms of meeting the infrastructural norms* |
|-----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 22        | MAHARASHTRA   |                                                                                                          43.2 |
| 23        | MANIPUR       |                                                                                                           5.5 |
| 24        | MEGHALAYA     |                                                                                                           1.3 |
| 25        | MIZORAM       |                                                                                                          20.1 |
| 26        | NAGALAND      |                                                                                                           5.8 |
| 27        | ODISHA        |                                                                                                          19.2 |
| 28        | PUDUCHERRY    |                                                                                                          36.1 |
| 29        | PUNJAB        |                                                                                                          63.6 |
| 30        | RAJASTHAN     |                                                                                                          24.8 |
| 31        | SIKKIM        |                                                                                                           3.7 |
| 32        | TAMIL NADU    |                                                                                                          49.1 |
| 33        | TELANGANA     |                                                                                                          32   |
| 34        | TRIPURA       |                                                                                                           3.7 |
| 35        | UTTAR PRADESH |                                                                                                          27.7 |
| 36        | UTTARAKHAND   |                                                                                                          24.9 |
| 37        | WEST BENGAL   |                                                                                                          11.1 |
|           | India         |                                                                                                          25.5 |

*Facilities included Additional Classrooms, Boys Toilet, Girls Toilet, Drinking Water,

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Source: UDISE+ 2019-20. Ramp, Playground and Boundary Wall.