Regulation and Informal Market for Schools in Delhi

Sukanya Bose (), Priyanta Ghosh, Arvind Sardana () and Manohar Boda
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Sukanya Bose: National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
Arvind Sardana: Social Science Group, Eklavya
Manohar Boda: JNU

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Abstract: The unrecognised school sector in Delhi has grown significantly over the years, and since long ceased to be marginal. The aim of the study is to understand the regulatory practice on the ground in this sector. According to the law, private schools must seek recognition from the appropriate authorities such that their functioning is aligned to public interest. Reading of the laws and an important Court case provides the background to the primary fieldwork on which the analysis is based. The results of the field survey indicate that unrecognised schools are growing unfettered. There is incentive for informality, regulation is totally absent and vested interests attempt to perpetuate the practice. The continuation of hands-off policy of the government vis-à-vis the sector despite the clear pronouncements in the Right to Education Act is explored from a variety of perspectives. Some suggestions towards formalisation are presented.

Keywords: Low fee private schools; unrecognised schools; regulation; informality in schooling; educational policy; educational law; RTE. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38
Date: 2021-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-isf, nep-iue, nep-law and nep-reg
Note: Working Paper 340, 2021
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