Lok Sabha Question No. 959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Sharing of Funds under Right to Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Sharing of Funds under Right to Education

959. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the ratio of cost sharing between Central and State Government for reimbursement of the fees of students being taught in private schools under Right to Education (RTE);
- (b) the number of students were enrolled under RTE in private schools in Maharashtra during the last two years;
- (c)  the  total  amount  that  was  required  to  be  sanctioned  to  Maharashtra  State  by  the Central Government for the last two years; and
- (d) the amount has been actually disbursed to Maharashtra during the last two years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a): 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.

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 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 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 is based on the proof of actual payment made to schools by the States. Under Samagra Shiksha, the fund sharing pattern is in the ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State for all States and Union Territories with Legislature except for the 8 North-Eastern States viz.  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram, Nagaland,  Sikkim  and  Tripura  and  2  Himalayan  States  viz.  Himachal  Pradesh  and Uttarakhand  and  UT  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  where  it  is  90:10.  It  is  100%  centrally sponsored for Union Territories without Legislature. (b):  As  reported  by  the  State  of  Maharashtra  in  its  Annual  Work  Plan  &  Budget (AWP&B), the number of students enrolled under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 in private schools during 2019-20 and 2020-21 are 3,13,372 and 3,86,854 respectively. (c) & (d): The reimbursement is made for the amount paid by the State Government to the private schools for the expenditure incurred during the previous year. Accordingly, against an amount of Rs. 8500.36 lakh and 36428.42 lakh claimed by the State in the year 2020-21 and 2019-20 respectively, an amount of Rs. 8206.01 lakh and 12000.00 lakh respectively was approved for reimbursement.

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