Lok Sabha Question No. 3879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Unrecognised Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3879**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12** **th** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Unrecognised Schools**

**3879.	    SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:**

**Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:**

(a) 	the total number of unrecognised schools in the country and the total number of students studying in these schools, State-wise;

(b) 	whether the Government has conducted any study of the funds required by these schools for completely adhering to various provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act;

(c) 	if so, the details thereof and the Government's reaction thereon;

(d) 	whether many of these schools, including budget schools, might face closure because of their inability to adhere to stringent norms under RTE and consequently a huge number of students might be forced to drop out from these schools and if so, the details thereof;

(e)	 whether sufficient capacity exists in Central and State Government schools to absorb the students who might drop out as a result of possible closure of these schools; and

(f)	 if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

**(a):	As per the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2013-14, the State-wise details on unrecognised schools and enrolment therein are given at Annexure.**

(b) :	No, Madam.

(c):	Does not arise.

(d) to (f)	The norms and standards for schools specified under the Right To Education (RTE) Act, 2009 are minimalist in nature. Section 19 of the RTE Act also provides a three year period to the schools from date of commencement, for meeting the norms. Also, in order to safeguard the interest of students, Section 18 of the RTE Act provides that, any order of withdrawal of recognition from a school shall contain a direction as to which of the neighbourhood school, the children studying in the derecognized school, shall be admitted.

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**ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3879 FOR 12** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL REGARDING UNRECOGNISED SCHOOLS.**

The State-wise details on number of  Unrecognised Schools and enrolment therein at elementary level during 2013-14.

| **Name of State/UTs**   | **Number of Unrecognised Schools**   | **Enrolments in Unrecognised Schools**   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          | 1092                                 | 131647                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 6                                    | 308                                      |
| Assam                   | 7009                                 | 409436                                   |
| Bihar                   | 3066                                 | 564511                                   |
| Chhattisgarh            | 9                                    | 336                                      |
| Haryana                 | 501                                  | 65621                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 1                                    | 33                                       |
| Jharkhand               | 3185                                 | 667985                                   |
| Kerala                  | 1755                                 | 261489                                   |
| Maharashtra             | 607                                  | 75716                                    |
| Manipur                 | 134                                  | 19723                                    |
| Meghalaya               | 111                                  | 4317                                     |
| Mizoram                 | 4                                    | 206                                      |
| Odisha                  | 1539                                 | 231272                                   |
| Punjab                  | 226                                  | 15278                                    |
| Rajasthan               | 29                                   | 1934                                     |
| Tamil Nadu              | 50                                   | 8106                                     |
| Tripura                 | 11                                   | 933                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 118                                  | 26707                                    |
| Uttarakhand             | 198                                  | 11238                                    |
| West Bengal             | 1700                                 | 111634                                   |
| **All States**          | **21351**                            | **2608430**                              |

**Source: UDISE-2013-14**

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