Lok Sabha Question No. 162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Right to Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), OM BIRLA, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, PRATHAP SIMHA, SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015

## Right to Education

†162.  SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

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

(a) the number of students benefited from the reservation earmarked for the children belonging to weaker section and disadvantageous group in private schools, under the Right to Education (RTE), Statewise;

(b)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government to  monitor the  private  schools  denying  admissions  to these children on the above-mentioned grounds along with the punitive action taken in this regard;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  amend  the  'Right  to  Education  Act'  and  if  so,  the details thereof;

(d) the number of private schools in different States/UTs/closed/merged because of their inability to fulfil the norms and conditions for recognition under RTE Act, 2009 during the last three years along with the number of litigations in Courts filed by the concerned private schools; and

(e) the number of children and teachers that have been affected by the closure of schools under this Act and the steps taken by the Government to help effected students and teachers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The Central Government reviews and monitors implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009.    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 benefited from the reservation earmarked for the children belonging to weaker section and disadvantageous group in private unaided schools, under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act till September, 2014.  The State-wise details in this regard are at Annexure.

(b): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commissions for Protection  of  Child  Rights  (SCPCR)  have  been  entrusted  with  the  task  of  monitoring  protection  of children's right to education under Section 31 of the RTE Act, 2009.  The State Governments have set up State  Commissions  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (SCPCRs)/Right  to  Education  Protection  Authority (REPA) for the purpose and notified decentralized grievance redressal systems.

(c): There is no such proposal at present.

(d) & (e): All  State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  had  been  requested  to  inform  about  the schools which were shut down due to non-compliance of RTE norms.  As per information received from States/UTs, Punjab has reported closure of 1170 schools, Himachal Pradesh 4 schools and Madhya Pradesh 998 schools due to failure to maintain the norms under the RTE Act.

As  per  the  proviso  to  Section  18(3)  of  the  RTE  Act,  2009,  the  competent  authority,  while withdrawing  the  recognition  of  a  school,  shall  issue  an  order  containing  a  direction  as  to  which  of  the neighbourhood school, the children studying in the derecognized school, shall be admitted.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  162  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  30 TH   NOVEMBER,  2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAJESH  RANJAN:  SHRI  OM  BIRLA:  SHRI  RAMDAS  C.  TADAS:  COL.  SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI  PRATHAP  SIMHA:  SHRI  SANGANNA  AMARAPPA  REGARDING  'RIGHT  TO EDUCATION'

Statement showing State-wise details of students benefitted from the reservation earmarked for the children belonging to weaker section and disadvantageous group in private schools, under the RTE Act

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 |   Total Number of children got admission under section 12(1)(c) in Private Schools |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                                                365 |
| 2.        | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                                                                  0 |
| 3.        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                                                               4135 |
| 4.        | ASSAM                    |                                                                              38600 |
| 5.        | BIHAR                    |                                                                              48820 |
| 6.        | CHANDIGARH               |                                                                               1702 |
| 7.        | CHHATTISGARH             |                                                                              54976 |
| 8.        | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI      |                                                                                 39 |
| 9.        | DAMAN& DIU               |                                                                                110 |
| 10.       | DELHI                    |                                                                              77557 |
| 11.       | GOA                      |                                                                                118 |
| 12.       | GUJARAT                  |                                                                              50158 |
| 13.       | HARYANA                  |                                                                              63703 |
| 14.       | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                                                                               3674 |
| 15.       | JAMMU& KASHMIR           |                                                                              18152 |
| 16.       | JHARKHAND                |                                                                               4530 |
| 17.       | KARNATAKA                |                                                                             133460 |
| 18.       | KERALA                   |                                                                              15190 |
| 19.       | LAKSHADWEEP              |                                                                                  0 |
| 20.       | MADHYAPRADESH            |                                                                             269255 |
| 21.       | MAHARASHTRA              |                                                                              63219 |
| 22.       | MANIPUR                  |                                                                               5484 |
| 23.       | MEGHALAYA                |                                                                               3938 |
| 24.       | MIZORAM                  |                                                                                501 |
| 25.       | NAGALAND                 |                                                                               1282 |
| 26.       | ODISHA                   |                                                                               1014 |
| 27.       | PUDUCHERRY               |                                                                                931 |
| 28.       | PUNJAB                   |                                                                              30623 |
| 29.       | RAJASTHAN                |                                                                             256835 |
| 30.       | SIKKIM                   |                                                                               1226 |
| 31.       | TAMIL NADU               |                                                                             113344 |
| 32.       | TELENGANA                |                                                                                195 |
| 33.       | TRIPURA                  |                                                                               2573 |
| 34.       | UTTAR PRADESH            |                                                                              46415 |
| 35.       | UTTARANCHAL              |                                                                              40127 |
| 36.       | WEST BENGAL              |                                                                              69762 |
|           | TOTAL                    |                                                                            1422013 |

Source: UDISE 2014-15(Provisional)