Direct and indirect effects of the Right to Education Act on the enrolment of disadvantaged groups in India

Athira Vinod

No 2024-01, Discussion Papers from University of Nottingham, CREDIT

Abstract: Using longitudinal school data from India, this paper examines enrolment trends of socially disadvantaged children post the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which mandated the reservation of 25% of private school places for such children. Post-RTE, a significant increase is observed in disadvantaged children attending private schools. Difference-in-differences analysis reveals greater increases in schools previously below the 25% quota, especially those participating in the reservation policy. The results are however driven by a ‘substitution’ of places, where private schools are replacing free places under the policy with fee-paying disadvantaged children.

Keywords: Private schools; Disadvantaged groups; Right to Education Act; Reservation policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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