Date: 2023-06-21Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Notification for per child expenditure incurred on education by the State for the year 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
**Executive Summary**
This document from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated June 21, 2023, publishes a notification from the School Education Department specifying the per-child expenditure incurred on education by the state for the years 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026, as per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. This information is intended for reimbursement to private schools. The notification is effective as of June 2, 2023.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Notification Details:**
* Subject: Per-child expenditure notification under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
* Years Covered: 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026.
* Applicability: Classes LKG to VIII.
* Purpose: Calculation of reimbursement amounts for private schools.
* **Per Child Expenditure (Rupees):**
* Per child expenditure for the year 2022-2023:
* LKG & UKG: 6000
* 1st to 5th std: 12076.85
* 6th to 8th std: 15711.31
* Per child expenditure for the years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026:
* LKG & UKG: 6000
* 1st to 5th std: 12659.57
* 6th to 8th std: 16477.81
**Impact Analysis**
**Private Schools**
*Impact*
The notification directly affects private schools as the specified per-child expenditure is used to determine reimbursement amounts under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
*Action Required*
Private schools need to use the published figures to calculate and claim eligible reimbursement for students enrolled under the Act for the specified years.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu: State in India issuing the gazette notification.
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009: Central Act under which the per-child expenditure is being notified.
School Education Department: Department responsible for the notification of per child expenditure.