Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: RTE Act, 2009
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 51

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2025

## RTE Act, 2009

## 51. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the State Government of Bihar has not submitted any reimbursement claims under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of States and Union Territories that have claimed reimbursement under Section 12(1)(c) during the last three years along with the amount sanctioned and released, year-wise and State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of steps taken by the Government to ensure effective implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act across all States and UTs, especially in States like Bihar which have not yet claimed reimbursements?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  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)  of  the  said Act.  In  order  to  encourage  effective  implementation  of aforesaid provision of the RTE Act, 2009, the Centrally sponsored 'Samagra Shiksha' provides for reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by States/UTs. As per the programmatic and financial norms of Samagra Shiksha, the States/UTs are required to first incur expenditure from the  State  funds  towards  reimbursement  under  section  12(1)(c)  of  the  Act.  Thereafter, States/UTs are to claim the funds for reimbursement from the 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 the claim subject to, amongst other things, mandatory submission  of  the  requisite  documents  in  support  of  the  claim  and  other  programmatic  & financial norms of the scheme. The State Government of Bihar has not claimed reimbursement of expenditure incurred under aforesaid provision of RTE Act, 2009 in their AWP&B during the last three financial years as per PRABANDH portal.

The  details  of  States  and  Union  Territories  that  have  claimed  reimbursement  of expenditure incurred for implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act during the last three  years  along  with  the  amount  claimed  and  approved  in  the AWP&B,  year-wise  and State/UT-wise is given in the Annexure.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 51 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY REGARDING RTE ACT, 2009

Total Amount Claimed and Approved under Section 12(1)C of the RTE Act, 2009-Statewise

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S. No            | State            | 2022-23          | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2023-24          | 2024-25          | 2024-25          |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                  |                  | Claimed          | Approved         | Claimed          | Approved         | Claimed          | Approved         |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh   | 0.00             | 0.00             | 98976758.00      | 0.00             | 16171452.00      | 0.00             |
| 2                | Chandigarh       | 51.93            | 15.00            | 418.24           | 103.86           | 161.73           | 88.78            |
| 3                | Chhattisgarh     | 11453.91         | 7789.36          | 9710.02          | 9051.33          | 11086.49         | 13193.92         |
| 4                | Daman and Diu    | 44.30            | 23.14            | 41.40            | 37.53            | 71.90            | 66.55            |
| 5                | Delhi            | 12053.36         | 7932.71          | 10359.81         | 6994.61          | 11229.94         | 10068.39         |
| 6                | Gujarat          | 41252.46         | 33091.92         | 58217.51         | 42252.48         | 64972.18         | 41140.44         |
| 7                | Himachal Pradesh | 13.82            | 13.82            | 15.89            | 15.75            | 40.71            | 40.71            |
| 8                | Jharkhand        | 1080.08          | 692.17           | 793.92           | 679.68           | 931.36           | 931.36           |
| 9                | Karnataka        | 20000.23         | 19180.60         | 20000.00         | 20000.00         | 20000.00         | 20000.00         |
| 10               | Manipur          | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 33.71            | 33.71            |
| 11               | Madhya Pradesh   | 34298.11         | 34289.00         | 38178.07         | 38157.18         | 40435.04         | 40433.75         |
| 12               | Maharashtra      | 15000.00         | 4290.96          | 12000.00         | 7675.43          | 13875.00         | 30847.19         |
| 13               | Odisha           | 150.01           | 130.43           | 1520.24          | 664.15           | 2185.21          | 2157.84          |
| 14               | Rajasthan        | 12747.98         | 17044.89         | 51877.49         | 46356.88         | 55089.05         | 55089.05         |
| 15               | Tamil Nadu       | 37543.13         | 23919.17         | 22032.75         | 21091.79         | 26630.24         | 25617.15         |
| 16               | Tripura          | 3.17             | 3.17             | 12.31            | 10.26            | 135.20           | 75.53            |
| 17               | Uttar Pradesh    | 385.77           | 243.07           | 12363.39         | 9046.86          | 30832.00         | 30830.35         |
| 18               | Uttarakhand      | 12139.65         | 10033.43         | 13690.40         | 11843.66         | 15434.17         | 13484.37         |
| Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH | Source: PRABANDH |