RTE Expenditure , Central : State Govt = 65 :35

RTE Expenditure , Central : State Govt = 65 :35

Section 7(1) – (5) provides for financial and other responsibilities  of the Central  Government and the State Governments for carrying out the provisions of the proposed Act. The Central Government has estimated a total requirement of Rs 2.31 lakh crore over a five year period from 2010-11 to 2014-15 to implement the RTE Act. Separately, the 13th  Finance Commission has also provided a grant of Rs 24,068 crore specifically for elementary education. The grant of the 13th  Finance Commission is released directly
on an annual basis to the State Governments from the Finance Ministry. This amount is deducted from the overall estimate of Rs 2.31 lakh crore, and the balance amount of Rs 2.07 lakh crore will be shared between the Central and State Governments in the 65:35 ratio for the implementation of RTE through the SSA programme. In the case of States in the North East Region, the fund sharing pattern will be in the 90:10 ratio. 



Section 23 provides for qualifications and terms and conditions of service of school  teachers. The Central Government has notified NCTE  as the academic authority for prescribing teacher qualifications. NCTE has laid down the requisite teacher qualifications as per its notification dated 23rd  August 2010.


Source : http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/RTE_Section_wise_rationale_rev.pdf