Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Audit and Financial Management of Convent Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.220 ANSWERED ON 25/11/2024

## Audit and Financial Management of Convent Schools

† 220Dr. Manna Lal Rawat :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the concept and number of Convent Schools run in various States of the country, State-wise;

(b) the concept and number of Convent Schools functional in Rajasthan, district-wise;

(c) whether the audit and financial management of the activities of Convent schools are carried out by the Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI  JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Schools, other than those  owned/funded by  the  Central  Government,  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State Governments. The specific information/data on convent schools is not maintained in this Ministry, however, the data on the number of schools run by the Christian Minority Group, both State-wise and district-wise for Rajasthan, is placed at Annexure. Matters relating to the financial management, audit etc  of  private  schools  and  related  issues  are  regulated  in  terms  of  Rules  and  Instructions  of  the respective State Government concerned.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  AND  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  220  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  25.11.2024  ASKED  BY  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'AUDIT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF CONVENT SCHOOLS'

ANNEXURE

| State-wise Schools run by Christian Minority Group   | State-wise Schools run by Christian Minority Group   | District wise Schools run by Christian Minority Group in Rajasthan   | District wise Schools run by Christian Minority Group in Rajasthan   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                             | School run by Christian Minority Group               | Districts                                                            | School run by Christian Minority Group                               |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                             | 8                                                    | Ajmer                                                                | 28                                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                                       | 574                                                  | Alwar                                                                | 5                                                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                    | 78                                                   |                                                                      |                                                                      |
| Assam                                                | 180                                                  | Banswara                                                             | 9                                                                    |
| Bihar                                                | 186                                                  | Baran                                                                | 2                                                                    |
| Chandigarh                                           | 12                                                   | Barmer                                                               | 4                                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                                         | 289                                                  | Bharatpur                                                            | 1                                                                    |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                   | 10                                                   | Bhilwara Bikaner                                                     | 6                                                                    |
| Delhi                                                | 78                                                   |                                                                      | 3                                                                    |
| Goa                                                  | 204                                                  | Bundi                                                                | 2                                                                    |
| Gujarat                                              | 372                                                  | Chittaurgarh                                                         | 4                                                                    |
| Haryana                                              | 50                                                   | Churu                                                                | 1                                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                                     | 22                                                   | Dausa                                                                | 5                                                                    |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                       | 8                                                    | Dhaulpur                                                             | 2                                                                    |
| Jharkhand                                            | 1033                                                 | Dungarpur                                                            | 2                                                                    |
| Karnataka                                            | 1470                                                 | Ganganagar                                                           | 3                                                                    |
| Kerala                                               | 2919                                                 | Hanumangarh                                                          | 1                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                       | 412                                                  | Jaipur                                                               | 26                                                                   |
| Maharashtra                                          | 1387                                                 | Jaisalmer                                                            | 3                                                                    |
| Manipur                                              | 190                                                  | Jhalawar                                                             | 1 2                                                                  |
| Meghalaya                                            | 1006                                                 | Jhunjhunu                                                            | 11                                                                   |
| Nagaland                                             | 150                                                  | Jodhpur                                                              |                                                                      |
| Odisha                                               | 303                                                  | Karauli                                                              | 1                                                                    |
| Puducherry                                           | 45                                                   | Kota                                                                 | 9                                                                    |
| Punjab                                               | 116                                                  | Nagaur                                                               | 4                                                                    |
| Rajasthan                                            | 176                                                  | Pali                                                                 | 7                                                                    |
| Sikkim                                               | 21                                                   | Pratapgarh (Raj.)                                                    | 4                                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu                                           | 219                                                  | Rajsamand                                                            | 1                                                                    |
| Telangana                                            | 243                                                  | SawaiMadhopur                                                        | 2                                                                    |
| Tripura                                              | 70                                                   | Sikar                                                                | 2                                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                        |                                                      | Sirohi                                                               | 3                                                                    |
| Uttarakhand                                          | 601                                                  | Tonk                                                                 | 4                                                                    |
| West Bengal                                          | 134                                                  | Udaipur                                                              | 18                                                                   |
|                                                      | 347                                                  | Total                                                                | 176                                                                  |
| Total                                                | 12913                                                |                                                                      |                                                                      |

Source: UDISE+ 2021-22