Lok Sabha Question No. 1216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Unrecognised Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216

## ANSWERED ON 08/12/2025

## Unrecognised Schools

## 1216. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant:

Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  several  schools  in  the  country  are  operating  without obtaining recognition from the respective State Governments, if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;

(b) whether any norms/guidelines/criteria has been laid down by the Union Government with regard to establishment and running of schools without recognition/permission from the respective State Governments, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  whether  the  Union  Government  and  State  Governments  have  taken  any  action  against  the management of such schools during the last five years, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Schools, other than those owned/funded  by  the  Central  Government,  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State Governments. Therefore, matters related to the management of schools that are not owned/funded by the Central Government are regulated in accordance with the Rules and Instructions of the respective State Government concerned. As such, regularizing/taking action against management of unrecognised schools is a subject matter of the concerned State/UT Government.

However, under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, every  child  aged  six  to  fourteen  has  the  right  to  free  and  compulsory  elementary  education  in  a neighborhood school. Section 12(1) (c) of the RTE Act, 2009 mandates reservation in private unaided schools for children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups to the extent of at least 25% seats at the entry level and provision of free and compulsory elementary education to such children till its completion.

Also, Section 19  of the RTE  Act  stipulates  that, those schools established before commencement of the Act and not fulfilling the norms shall take steps to fulfil the norms within three years from the date of commencement of the Act. The Act also mandates that, if such schools fail to fulfil  the  norms,  the  recognition  shall  be  withdrawn  and  the  school  shall  cease  to  function.  The Ministry  of  Education,  Government  of  India,  has  identified  list  of  such  unrecognized  schools functioning  with  UDISE  code  and  has  shared  the  details  of  the  unrecognised  schools,  with  the concerned States/UTs to take necessary action at their end. The details of the number of unrecognised schools, State/UT-wise, is placed at 'Annexure'.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV AND SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, REGARDING 'UNRECOGNISED  SCHOOLS'

## Details of the number of unrecognised schools, State/UT-wise (2024-25)

| State/UT          |   Number of Unrecognised Schools (2024-25) |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                        108 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                         28 |
| ASSAM             |                                       2475 |
| BIHAR             |                                       4159 |
| CHHATTISGARH      |                                         12 |
| HARYANA           |                                        641 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                         12 |
| JHARKHAND         |                                       5701 |
| KARNATAKA         |                                          1 |
| KERALA            |                                        765 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |                                         12 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |                                        182 |
| MANIPUR           |                                         83 |
| MEGHALAYA         |                                        491 |
| MIZORAM           |                                         57 |
| ODISHA            |                                        945 |
| RAJASTHAN         |                                         26 |
| TAMILNADU         |                                        165 |
| TELANGANA         |                                         44 |
| TRIPURA           |                                         45 |
| UTTARAKHAND       |                                         11 |
| WEST BENGAL       |                                       3555 |
| INDIA             |                                      19518 |

Source: UDISE+