Lok Sabha Question No. 2160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Reimbursements to Unaided Private Schools under RTE
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh, Shri K Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2160 ANSWERED ON 5 th  AUGUST, 2024

## Reimbursements to Unaided Private Schools under RTE

## 2160.  Shri K Sudhakaran : Dr. Amar Singh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of reimbursement from the State Governments to unaided private schools under RTE Section 12(1)(c) from FY 2021-22 to till date, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  claims  made  by  each  State  Government  for  reimbursement  under Section 12 (1)(c) of the Right to Education Act, 2009;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  outstanding  reimbursements  at  the  State  level,  year-wise  from 2021-22; and
- (d)  the  criteria  fixed  by  the  Union  Government  for  rejecting  reimbursement  claims  of State Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) : Section 12(2) of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)  Act,  2009  provides  for  reimbursement  to  the  Private  Unaided  Schools  for admitting  children  under  Section  12(1)(c).  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  List  of  the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the domain of the respective State and UT Government which is the appropriate Government under the RTE Act.

The States/UTs first make their expenditure from the State funds for expenditure towards  reimbursement  under  section  12(1)(c)  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009.  Thereafter, States/UTs claim the funds for reimbursement under 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 from Centre  in  their  respective  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B).  Based  on  their proposal, the Project Approval Board (PAB) in the Ministry of  Education  approves an estimate as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme . The release of Central share  are subject to, amongst other things, the mandatory submission of the requisite  documents  such  as  utilization  certificate,  up-to  date  expenditure  statement, audit report, the release of commensurate state share by States and the availability of budgetary resources at the Budget Estimate/Revised Estimate stage. The Central share is released to State/UTs is based on approved funding pattern and not intervention wise.

The year wise details of the  amount claimed in their AWP&B  by  States  for reimbursement under section 12(1)(c) is given as under :

(Amount : Rs. In crore)

| Sl. No.   | State            | 2020-21                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                 | 2022-23                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                 |   2024-25 |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1.        | Chandigarh       | -                                                                       | 2.55                                                                    | 0.52                                                                    | 4.18                                                                    |      1.62 |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh     | 240.32                                                                  | 160.58                                                                  | 114.54                                                                  | 97.10                                                                   |    110.86 |
| 3.        | Daman and Diu    | -                                                                       | -                                                                       | 0.44                                                                    | 0.41                                                                    |      0.72 |
| 4.        | Delhi            | 119.66                                                                  | 186.57                                                                  | 120.53                                                                  | 103.60                                                                  |    112.3  |
| 5.        | Gujarat          | 285.48                                                                  | 404.02                                                                  | 412.52                                                                  | 582.18                                                                  |    649.72 |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh | 0.08                                                                    | 0.19                                                                    | 0.14                                                                    | 0.16                                                                    |      0.41 |
| 7.        | Jharkhand        | 9.33                                                                    | 9.76                                                                    | 10.80                                                                   | 7.94                                                                    |      9.31 |
| 8.        | Karnataka        | 200.00                                                                  | 200.00                                                                  | 200.00                                                                  | 200.00                                                                  |    200    |
| 9.        | Manipur          | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 |      0.34 |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 417.71                                                                  | 306.36                                                                  | 342.98                                                                  | 381.78                                                                  |    404.35 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra      | 85.00                                                                   | 50.00                                                                   | 150.00                                                                  | 120.00                                                                  |    138.75 |
| 12.       | Odisha           | 1.00                                                                    | 1.00                                                                    | 1.50                                                                    | 15.20                                                                   |     21.85 |
| 13.       | Rajasthan        | 251.26                                                                  | 512.51                                                                  | 127.48                                                                  | 518.77                                                                  |    550.89 |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu       | 239.13                                                                  | 303.39                                                                  | 375.43                                                                  | 220.33                                                                  |    266.3  |
| 15.       | Tripura          |                                                                         | 0.02                                                                    | 0.03                                                                    | 0.12                                                                    |      1.35 |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 51.45                                                                   | 30.29                                                                   | 3.86                                                                    | 123.63                                                                  |    308.32 |
| 17.       | Uttarakhand      | 162.41                                                                  | 200.66                                                                  | 121.40                                                                  | 136.90                                                                  |    154.34 |
|           | Total            | 2062.84                                                                 | 2367.90                                                                 | 1982.18                                                                 | 2512.31                                                                 |   2931.44 |

.*Andaman & Nicobar, Assam and Haryana yet to start claiming reimbursement.                            Source: PRABANDH

**Bihar does not claim reimbursement

(c)  and  (d)  :  As  per  section  7(5)  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009  State  Government  takes  into consideration the sums provided by the Central Government, and other resources, and is responsible to provide funds for 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 Scheme and is based on per child norms notified by the States / UT concerned for classes I to VIII, 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 year wise details of the amount approved state wise towards reimbursement under section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 is as under :

(Amount : Rs. In crore)

| Sl. No.   | State            | 2020-21                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                 | 2022-23                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                 |   2024-25 |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Chandigarh       | 0.00                                                                    | 0.73                                                                    | 0.15                                                                    | 1.04                                                                    |      0.89 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh     | 92.70                                                                   | 106.45                                                                  | 77.89                                                                   | 90.51                                                                   |     43.15 |
| 3         | Daman and Diu    | -                                                                       | -                                                                       | 0.23                                                                    | 0.38                                                                    |      0.67 |
| 4         | Delhi            | 95.01                                                                   | 87.99                                                                   | 79.33                                                                   | 69.95                                                                   |    100.68 |
| 5         | Gujarat          | 192.28                                                                  | 265.94                                                                  | 330.92                                                                  | 422.52                                                                  |    411.4  |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh | 0.07                                                                    | 0.19                                                                    | 0.14                                                                    | 0.16                                                                    |      0.41 |
| 7         | Jharkhand        | 6.00                                                                    | 7.82                                                                    | 6.92                                                                    | 6.80                                                                    |      9.31 |
| 8         | Karnataka        | 200.00                                                                  | 199.99                                                                  | 191.81                                                                  | 200.00                                                                  |    200    |
| 9         | Manipur          | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 | state has started implementation of section 12(1) C recently in 2024-25 |      0.34 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh   | 265.71                                                                  | 296.46                                                                  | 342.89                                                                  | 381.57                                                                  |    404.34 |
| 11        | Maharashtra      | 82.06                                                                   | 50.00                                                                   | 42.91                                                                   | 76.75                                                                   |    138.73 |
| 12        | Odisha           | 0.99                                                                    | 0.96                                                                    | 1.30                                                                    | 6.64                                                                    |     21.58 |
| 13        | Rajasthan        | 226.48                                                                  | 296.64                                                                  | 170.45                                                                  | 463.57                                                                  |    550.89 |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu       | 118.28                                                                  | 184.99                                                                  | 239.19                                                                  | 210.92                                                                  |    256.17 |
| 15        | Tripura          | 0.00                                                                    | 0.02                                                                    | 0.03                                                                    | 0.10                                                                    |      0.76 |
| 16        | Uttar Pradesh    | 26.96                                                                   | 3.03                                                                    | 2.43                                                                    | 90.47                                                                   |    308.3  |
| 17        | Uttarakhand      | 149.43                                                                  | 138.91                                                                  | 100.33                                                                  | 118.44                                                                  |    134.84 |
|           | Total            | 1455.95                                                                 | 1640.12                                                                 | 1586.93                                                                 | 2139.81                                                                 |   2582.47 |

*Andaman & Nicobar, Assam and Haryana yet to start claiming reimbursement.                                Source: PRABANDH

**Bihar does not claim reimbursement

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