Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Reimbursement of Funds under Right to Education Act
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2015

## Reimbursement of Funds under Right to Education Act

- *311.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH: SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT मानव संसाधन िवकास मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) the amount claimed by the private schools and amount reimbursed to them by the Government for providing education to the children belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections under the Right to Education Act, 2009 during the last three years, State/UT and year-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware of discontent amongst unaided schools on account of delay in entitled reimbursement of the said amount and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government  to  reduce  the  timelag of reimbursement of funds to private unaided schools?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  311,  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAVNEET  SINGH  AND  SHRI  KALIKESH  N. SINGH DEO, TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015 REGARDING 'REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDS UNDER RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT'

(a) to (c): Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act provides for admission of children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantageous groups in the neighbourhood schools in Class I to the extent of at least 25 percent of the strength of that class. Section 12(2) further mandates that such schools shall be reimbursed expenditure incurred by them  as per the prescribed norms. As per school based data  provided  on  various  educational  indicators  under  Unified  District  Information  System  for Education  (UDISE),  2014-15  (provisional)  14.22  lakh  students  benefitted  from  the  reservation earmarked for the children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantageous groups in private unaided schools, under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act till September, 2014.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a flagship programme of the Central Government through which  State Governments/UTs  are  financially assisted for universalization of elementary education. The SSA Framework has been amended with effect from 1 st April, 2014 to assist the States/UTs  towards  reimbursement  of  costs  incurred  with  respect  to  admissions  under  Section 12(1)(c) of the Act. The reimbursement is based on per child cost norms notified by the State/UT concerned  for  classes  I  to  VIII.  For  reimbursement  claims,  private  unaided  schools  complying with Section 12(1)(c) submit their claim of reimbursement to respective State Governments/UTs through  the  district  office.  Thereafter,  the  State  Governments/UTs  reimburses  the  expenditure incurred  by  private  unaided  schools.  Thereafter,  the  State/UT  brings  forth  the  proposal  to  the Central Government for reimbursement against the expenditure incurred under the applicable SSA norms.

The fund approved for reimbursement to the States/UTs will be a part of the overall allocations under  SSA  for  a  given  year  which  will  be  shared  between  Centre  and  States/UTs  as  per  the applicable sharing pattern.

In the year 2015-16, under the SSA an amount of Rs. 25065.571 lakh has been approved for 5.05 lakh  children  of  seven  States  which  have  submitted  duly  completed  proposals,  against  the expenditure  incurred  by  them  for  fee  reimbursement  to  private  schools  for  admitting  children under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act during the year 2014-15. There are no pending proposals for fee reimbursement as stipulated under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 with the  Central Government. State-wise details of amount proposed/claimed by these seven States and approved by the Ministry under Annual Work Plan and Budget in 2015-16 is at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 311, ASKED BY SHRI RAVNEET SINGH AND SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO,  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21.12.2015  REGARDING  'REIMBURSEMENT  OF  FUNDS UNDER RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT'

## Approval against reimbursement to Private Schools for the year 2014-15

( ₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State         | Proposed   | Proposed        | Proposed   | Approved        | Approved   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|---------------|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State         | Unit Cost  | No. of Children | Amount     | No. of Children | Amount     | Remarks                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1         | Chhattisgarh  | 7650       | 100927          | 3358.840   | 81316           | 3064.690   | As per PAB Minutes.                                                                                                                                                |
| 2         | Gujarat       | 10000      | 13033           | 1303.300   | 13033           | 1303.300   | As per PAB Minutes.                                                                                                                                                |
| 3         | Karnataka     | 11848      | 217306          | 16023.771  | 155378          | 12355.156  | As per PAB Minutes. 61,928 Children admitted in nursery classes not approved.                                                                                      |
| 4         | Odisha        | 9184       | 10387           | 953.940    | 310             | 15.115     | State has reimbursed Rs. 15,11,493 only to private schools till date. As the norm is on reimbursement basis hence reimbursement of Rs. 15,11,493 only is approved. |
| 5         | Rajasthan     | 14141      | 436070          | 18925.000  | 189083          | 4171.210   | As per PAB Minutes                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6         | Uttar Pradesh | 5400       | 108             | 5.26       | 108             | 5.262      | As per PAB minutes                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7         | Uttarakhand   | 18311      | 66851           | 4204.680   | 65889           | 4150.838   | As per PAB minutes                                                                                                                                                 |
| Total     | Total         | 76534      | 844682          | 44774.791  | 505117          | 25065.571  |                                                                                                                                                                    |

Source:

AWP&B Minutes, 2015 - 16 (SSA)