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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | RTE bill now goes up by Rs 60,000 cr by Anubhuti Vishnoi

RTE bill now goes up by Rs 60,000 cr by Anubhuti Vishnoi

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published Published on Jun 10, 2010   modified Modified on Jun 10, 2010

The Right to Education, in effect since April 1, is set to cost the Centre a staggering 2,31,000 crore over the next five years according to fresh estimates. Previous estimates drawn up by National University of Education Planning & Administration (NUEPA) — the basis of financial planning for the RTE’s provisions so far — had pegged the requirement at Rs 1,71,000 crore.

In a note submitted to the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) on May 24 this year, the HRD Ministry has proposed an estimate of Rs 2, 31,000 crore for the RTE and suggested a 75:25 Centre-State fund sharing pattern for the same. The figure has been revised upwards by Rs 60,000 crore after factoring in teachers’ salaries under the existing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) pattern. SSA and RTE are now operating in tandem.

While NUEPA had considered the salaries of new teachers to be recruited for RTE, it had not made provision for existing teachers. The HRD ministry has also proposed that the number of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas be increased from current 2800 to over 3500 to ensure benefits of RTE also reach girls in educationally backward areas.

While HRD Ministry is proposing a 75:25 Centre- State funding formula, there is a possibility that things will settle at 65:35. Moreover, with states announcing their inability to shoulder such a huge financial burden, the Centre may have to pitch in with more funds than expected, a source said. UP, Bihar and Bengal, among others, have openly proclaimed their inability to fork out such huge funds for RTE and asked the Centre to bail them out.


The Indian Express, 10 June, 2010, http://www.indianexpress.com/news/RTE-bill-now-goes-up-by-Rs-60-000-cr/631793


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