(1) The total annual recurring expenditure incurred by the Government of Puducherry/Local Authority whether from its own funds, or funds provided by the Central Government, on elementary education in respect of schools referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (n) of section 2 of the Act divided by the total number of children enrolled in all such schools, shall be the per-child expenditure incurred by the Government of Puducherry.
Explanation.— For the purpose of determining the per-child expenditure, the expenditure incurred by the Government of Puducherry/ Local Authority on schools referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (n) of section 2 of the Act and the children enrolled in such schools shall not be included.
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(2) Every school referred to in sub-clause (iv) of clause (n) of section 2 of the Act shall maintain a separate bank account in respect of the amount received by it as reimbursement under sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Act.
(3) (a) There shall be a committee at the state level comprising Education Secretary, Director of School Education, Joint/Deputy Secretary (Finance), Director of Local Administration, State Project Director (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), Deputy Director (Elementary Education) and a Deputy Inspector of Schools for the purpose of assessing per-child expenditure incurred by the Government of Puducherry or the Local Authority for making reimbursement of expenditure as provided under sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Act.
(b) The Education Secretary shall be the Chairperson of the committee. The Deputy Director (Elementary Education) shall be the Member-Secretary.
(4) The committee shall meet within three months after the notification of these rules and thereafter every year in May to assess the per-child expenditure incurred by the Government of Puducherry/ Local Authority during the previous year, which will form the basis for calculating the amount for reimbursement during the next academic year.
(5) A committee shall be constituted for fixing the fees to be collected from children for various classes in private schools.
(6) The Inspecting Officers shall fix the amount to be reimbursed to unaided private schools under sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Act, taking into account the per-child expenditure and the fees as fixed by the committee to be charged by schools, prepare a consolidated statement and submit it to the Directorate of School Education for release of funds as specified under sub-rule (8) of rule 9.
(7) The reimbursement shall be made through the budgetary support or any other source as determined by the Government of Puducherry.
(8) The reimbursement will be made directly through e-transfer into the separate bank account maintained by the school in two installments during the academic year. First installment of 50% will be released in the month of September and the balance in the month of January.
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(9) The school shall, in the month of July, submit the list of students admitted in the school to the Inspecting Officer for reimbursement under section 12 of the Act. The Inspecting Officer shall verify the enrolment of the children before making the reimbursement of the first installment. The second installment will be made after verification of the retention of children.