10. Reimbursement of per-child expenditure by the State Government
(1) The total annual recurring expenditure incurred by the State Government,
whether from its own funds, or funds provided by the Central Government, on
elementary education in respect of all schools established, owned or controlled by
it or by the local authority, divided by the total number of children enrolled in all
such schools, shall be the per-child expenditure incurred by the State
Government.
Explanation - For the purpose of determining the per-child expenditure, the
expenditure incurred by the State Government or local authority on schools
referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (n) of section 2 of the Act and the children
enrolled in such schools shall not be included.
(2) Every school referred to in sub c1ause(iv) of clause (n) of section 2 shall
maintain a separate bank account in respect of the amount received by it as
reimbursement under sub-section (2) of section 12.
(3) There shall be a committee at the state level comprising Secretary Finance,
Principal Secretary Primary Education, Principal Secretary/Secretary School
Education, Commissioner and Director of School Education, State Project
Director Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) and a representative of
private school managements as nominated by their association, and
representatives of two prominent NGOs, nominated by the Government for the
purpose of assessing per child expenditure incurred by the state and the local
authority for reimbursement of expenditure to the schools under sub-section (2) of
section 12 of the Act.
(4) The committee shall meet within three months from its constitution and
thereafter every year in December to assess per child expenditure for the next
academic session.
(5) The State Project Director Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), on
the basis of the decision of the committee, shall communicate to the District
Educational Officer the per child expenditure for the reimbursement of the fee
against the reservation of children in the schools under section 12 of the Act, read
with section 8 and 9 of the Act; Provided that where such school is already under
obligation to provide free education to a specified number of children on account
of it having received any land, building, equipment or other facilities, either free of
cost or at a concessional rate, such school shall not be entitled for reimbursement
to the extent of such obligation.
(6) The reimbursement will be made directly, by way of Real time Gross
Settlement (RTGS) / National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) in the separate
bank account maintained by the school in two installments during the academic
year. First installment of 50% will be reimbursed in the month of September and
the balance will be reimbursed in the month of January.
(7) The school, shall in the month of July, submit the list of the students admitted
in the school under section 12 of the Act, to the District Educational Officer for
reimbursement. The District Educational Officer shall verify or cause to be verified
the enrolment of the children before making the reimbursement of the first
installment. He/she shall reimburse the final installment in the coming January
again after verification of the enrolment of children, attendance of every child
subject to a minimum of 80% attendance every month and student learning
outcomes.
(8) The school wise names of the students admitted in the private schools and the
specified schools under section 12 of the Act shall also be maintained in the
electronic form and will be displayed in a manner as determined by the
Committee constituted under sub-rule (3) of rule 9 above.
(1) The total annual recurring expenditure incurred by the State Government,
whether from its own funds, or funds provided by the Central Government, on
elementary education in respect of all schools established, owned or controlled by
it or by the local authority, divided by the total number of children enrolled in all
such schools, shall be the per-child expenditure incurred by the State
Government.
Explanation - For the purpose of determining the per-child expenditure, the
expenditure incurred by the State Government or local authority on schools
referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (n) of section 2 of the Act and the children
enrolled in such schools shall not be included.
(2) Every school referred to in sub c1ause(iv) of clause (n) of section 2 shall
maintain a separate bank account in respect of the amount received by it as
reimbursement under sub-section (2) of section 12.
(3) There shall be a committee at the state level comprising Secretary Finance,
Principal Secretary Primary Education, Principal Secretary/Secretary School
Education, Commissioner and Director of School Education, State Project
Director Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) and a representative of
private school managements as nominated by their association, and
representatives of two prominent NGOs, nominated by the Government for the
purpose of assessing per child expenditure incurred by the state and the local
authority for reimbursement of expenditure to the schools under sub-section (2) of
section 12 of the Act.
(4) The committee shall meet within three months from its constitution and
thereafter every year in December to assess per child expenditure for the next
academic session.
(5) The State Project Director Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), on
the basis of the decision of the committee, shall communicate to the District
Educational Officer the per child expenditure for the reimbursement of the fee
against the reservation of children in the schools under section 12 of the Act, read
with section 8 and 9 of the Act; Provided that where such school is already under
obligation to provide free education to a specified number of children on account
of it having received any land, building, equipment or other facilities, either free of
cost or at a concessional rate, such school shall not be entitled for reimbursement
to the extent of such obligation.
(6) The reimbursement will be made directly, by way of Real time Gross
Settlement (RTGS) / National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) in the separate
bank account maintained by the school in two installments during the academic
year. First installment of 50% will be reimbursed in the month of September and
the balance will be reimbursed in the month of January.
(7) The school, shall in the month of July, submit the list of the students admitted
in the school under section 12 of the Act, to the District Educational Officer for
reimbursement. The District Educational Officer shall verify or cause to be verified
the enrolment of the children before making the reimbursement of the first
installment. He/she shall reimburse the final installment in the coming January
again after verification of the enrolment of children, attendance of every child
subject to a minimum of 80% attendance every month and student learning
outcomes.
(8) The school wise names of the students admitted in the private schools and the
specified schools under section 12 of the Act shall also be maintained in the
electronic form and will be displayed in a manner as determined by the
Committee constituted under sub-rule (3) of rule 9 above.