Date: 2021-07-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Notification for per-child-expenditure incurred on education by the State for the year 2020-2021 - under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on July 28, 2021. It contains notifications from the Public Department and School Education Department. The Public Department notification concerns the nomination of members and a second adviser to the Southern Zonal Council. The School Education Department notification specifies the per-child expenditure incurred on education by the state for the year 2020-2021.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Public Department Notification:**
* Concerns the nomination of members and a second adviser under the State Reorganisation Act.
* The Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu nominates members and a second adviser to the Southern Zonal Council in addition to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and Chief Secretary to the Government, respectively.
* Members nominated are Thiru Thangam Thennarasu, Hon'ble Minister for Industries, and Thiru P.K. Sekarbabu, Hon'ble Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments.
* The Second Adviser nominated is Thiru S.K. Prabakar, IAS., Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department.
* **School Education Department Notification:**
* Specifies the per-child expenditure incurred on education by the State for the year 2020-2021 under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
* Lists the per-child expenditure for classes LKG/UKG/1 through 8. The expenditure ranges from Rs. 12449.15 to Rs. 17106.62.
* These values are specified for the purpose of reimbursement to private schools.
* Expenditure per class:
* LKG/UKG/1: Rs. 12458.94
* 2: Rs. 12449.15
* 3: Rs. 12578.98
* 4: Rs. 12584.83
* 5: Rs. 12831.29
* 6: Rs. 17077.34
* 7: Rs. 17106.62
* 8: Rs. 17027.35
**Impact Analysis**
**Public Department Stakeholders:**
* **Impact:**
* The nominated members and second adviser are now officially designated to the Southern Zonal Council.
* **Action Required:**
* The nominated members and adviser should assume their responsibilities in the Southern Zonal Council.
**School Education Department Stakeholders:**
* **Impact:**
* Private schools will be reimbursed based on the specified per-child expenditure for the year 2020-2021.
* **Action Required:**
* Private schools should calculate and claim their reimbursements based on the notification's specified amounts.
Key Entities Referenced
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009: Central Act which mandates free and compulsory education for children; cited as basis for per-child expenditure notification.
States Reorganisation Act, 1956: Central Act empowering nomination to zonal councils; basis for the included notification.
Southern Zonal Council: Council to which members and advisors are nominated, according to the included notification.
Tamil Nadu: Indian state to which the gazette and its contents pertain.