(a) whether the Government is planning to formulate standardized framework for calculation of per child expenditure for uniformity and transparency?
(b) if so, the details of the current framework followed by States to calculate per child expenditure;
(c) whether the Government is planning to create a mandate for States to revise the per child expenditure on a continuous basis; and
(d) if so, the details of States where revisions have taken place in the per child expenditure since 2014-15?
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ''NISHANK'')
(a) to (d): The Right to Education (RTE) Act under section 12 (2) provides for reimbursement of expenditure to schools providing free and compulsory elementary education as specified in clause (c) of sub-section (l) of section 12. The schools are reimbursed expenditure incurred by them to the extent of per-child-expenditure incurred by the State, or the actual amount charged from the child; whichever is less, in such manner as may be prescribed.
Education is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools in the country are under the administrative control of the State Governments and UT Administrations. Hence, State/UT governments are given flexibility to devise their per child cost. As per the information provided by the States, 12 States/UTs have revised their per child cost since 2014-15. Central Government in various meetings like State Education Secretaries conference, Joint Review Missions (JRM), Project Approval Board (PAB) Meetings, has been advising/guiding State/ UT Governments on implementation of the Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act 2009.
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