State-wise List of Disadvantage Groups identified under Right to Education Act

(Source: State RTE Acts)

S. No. State Name Disadvantaged Groups Definition BPL definition

1. Andaman & Children belonging to STs, OBCs, orphans, children of families
Nicobar of Scavengers, children with special needs and HIV affected or
Islands infected children
2. Andhra Child belonging to the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, Orphans, A child belonging to Weaker Sections means a child
Pradesh Migrant and Street children, Children with Special Needs and HIV belonging to BC, Minorities and includes OCs whose
affected/infected children parents income does not exceed Rs. 60,000/- Per annum.
3. Arunachal 1. Child belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, the
Pradesh socially and educationally backward class or such other group
having disadvantage owing to social, cultural, economic,
geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factor as may be
specified by the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh by
notification.
2. Child with special needs and suffering from disability means
as per disability Act or as defined by the State Government of
Arunachal Pradesh.
4. Assam Children(within the age group of 6-14 years) belonging to : Children (within 'the age group of 6-14 years) of the
a) Scheduled Caste families belonging to BPL category
b) Scheduled Tribe
c) Children With Special Needs(CWSN)
d) Orphan
e) Migrant and Street Children:
f) HIV affected/lnfected Children
5. Bihar

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S. No. State Name Disadvantaged Groups Definition BPL definition
6. Chandigarh 1. Child belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, the
socially and educationally backward class or such other group
having disadvantage owing to social, cultural, economic,
geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factor as may be
specified by the State Government by notification.
2. Children of War widows
3. Children of disabled persons with minimum 60% or more
disability for any of the parents
4. Orphan children residing in Chandigarh
7. Chhattisgarh A child belong to 1. A child whose parents are listed in the BPL list at the
1. SC/ ST/ Primitive tribal Group time of Act
2. Children with minimum 40% disability 2. A child whose parents are not alive at present but his
3. A child whose parents have certificate of recognition of name was in the list of BPL at the time of his death
Forest Rights under the Scheduled Tribes and other
Traditional Forest dwellers
8. Dadra & No Details Available
Nagar Haveli
9. Daman & Children of slum dwellers and agricultural labourers, A child belonging to Weaker Sections means a child
Diu Children of Mangela and Mitna Castes belonging to parents income does not exceed
Rs. 1,00,000/- Per annum.
10. Delhi Children belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ CWSN Child belonging to weaker section means a child whose
parents have total annual income of less than Rs.
1,00,000/- from all sources and who have been staying in
Delhi for the last three years.
11. Goa CWSN A child belonging to Weaker Sections means a child
belonging to parents income does not exceed Rs.
1,00,000/- Per annum.
12. Gujarat Children belongs to weaker and disadvantaged group :-
(1) Orphan child
(2) Children needs care and protection
(3) Children belongs to child care institute
(4) Child labor/ children of migrating labor
(5) Mentally retardation/ Cerebral Palsy
(6) Children with special needs physically disabled
(7) Children affected with HIV
(8) SC, ST, OBC

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S. No. State Name Disadvantaged Groups Definition BPL definition
13. Haryana Child belonging to any of the following:
1. Child of BPL under the latest list
2. An orphan
3. HIV infected or affected
4. CWSN
5. Children of war widows
14. Himachal No Details Available
Pradesh
15. Jammu & No Details Available
Kashmir
16. Jharkhand

17. Karnataka Child belonging to Child belonging to a parent or guardian whose annual
1. SC/ ST/ Category I/ II A or B/ III A or B income is less than Rs. 3,50,000/-
2. HIV affected children and children of HIV affected
parent.
3. Orphans
4. Migrants and Street children
5. Children with special needs.
18. Kerala Child belonging to Child belonging to weaker section' means a child
1. SC/ ST/OBC belonging to a parent or guardian whose annual income is
2. HIV affected children and children of HIV affected less than 60,000/- rupees.
parent.
3. Orphans & children from recognised orphanages
4. Children with leaming disabilities
5. Children with autism, cerebral palsy etc.
6. Children with special needs.
19. Lakshadweep No Details Available

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S. No. State Name Disadvantaged Groups Definition BPL definition
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21. Maharashtra Child belonging to disadvantaged group means, a child BPL means a child including a child belonging to the
belonging to, Vimukta Jatis and Nomadic Tribes(VJNT), Other
1. The Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes (OBC) and Special Backward Classes
2. The Schedule Tribe; and (SBC) and the religious Minorities specified by the State
3. Child with disability Government, annual income of whose parent or guardian
is below One Lakh Rupees
22. Manipur Child Belonging to SC, ST, Orphans, CWSN, HIV BPL means child belonging to backward class, minorities
affected/Infected children and includes OCs whose parents income does not exceed
Rs. 40,000/- per annum.
23. Meghalaya Child belonging to
1. Orphan Category
2. Single parent family
3. CWSN
4. Street child living on the street or off the street
5. HIV infected or affected
6. Victim of armed conflict/ civil commotion/ Ethnic
clashes or natural calamities.
7. Found vulnarable to drug abuse or Trafficking
8. Child of commercial Sex Workers
9. Child whose parents are not able to look after him/her or
abondened him/her.
10. SC/ST with BPL staus
24. Mizoram Child belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, the
socially and educationally backward class or such other group
having disadvantage owing to social, cultural, economic,
geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factor as may be
specified by the State Government by notification
25. Nagaland Child belonging to the Child belonging to a parent or guardian whose annual
1. Educationally backward Tribe specified by the Govt. income is less than Rs. 40,000/-
2. HIV Infected or affected
3. An Orphan

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S. No. State Name Disadvantaged Groups Definition BPL definition
26. Orissa Child belonging to the
1. Scheduled Caste,
2. Scheduled Tribe,
3. The socially and educationally backward class
4. A child without home or settled place
5. A street child
6. A begging child
7. A working Child
27. Puduchherry Child belonging to the
1. Scheduled Caste,
2. Scheduled Tribe,
3. The socially and educationally backward class
4. A child owing to disadvantage of Gender or a Physically
Handicapped
28. Rajasthan Child belonging to the
1. Scheduled Caste,
2. Scheduled Tribe,
3. CWSN
4. OBC or specially backward class whose parents annual
income does not exceed Rs. 2.5 lac
29. Sikkim No Details Available

30. Tamilnadu Child belonging to disadvantaged group means Child belonging to weaker section means a child
1. a child who is an Orphan, belonging to such parents or guardians whose annual
2. or affected with Human Immuno Deficiency Virus income is lower than Rs. 2,00,000/-
3. or a transgender
4. or a child of a scavenger in addition to the definition
given in the RTE Act 2009.
31. Tripura The children belonging to BPL families of ST, SC, OBC &
Religious Minority communities may be identified as children
belonging to -disadvantaged groups.

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S. No. State Name Disadvantaged Groups Definition BPL definition
32. Uttar Pradesh

33. Uttarakhnad Child belonging to "Child belonging to weaker section" means a child
1. Schedule Caste, belonging to such parent or guardian whose annual income
2. Schedule Tribe, is equal to or less than Rs. 55000/, and includes such
3. Other Backward Classes as notified by the State children as defined by the State Government from time to
Government time
4. an Orphan child,
5. CWSN
6. a child depending on widow or divorcee mother, whose
annual income is less than R 80000/,
7. HIV+ child or child of HIV+ parents and a child
belonging to parents with disabilities (including leprosy
effected persons) whose annual income is less than Rs. 4.5
Lakh and includes such disadvantaged children as defined
by the State Government from time to time.
34. West Bengal Child belonging to
1. the Schedule Caste,
2. the Schedule Tribe,
3. Other Backward Classes as notified by the State
Government
4. Children of BPL parents