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NOTIFICATION
No. Date:
Whereas, the State Government in the School Education Departments has made a huge
expansion in the school education sector including its infrastructures and other academic
facilities since 2011, resulting in an increase of Gross Enrolment from 11.8 lakhs to 16.6 lakhs
at Higher Secondary level, and
Whereas, the State Government has upgraded 2900 Schools to Secondary/ Higher
Secondary level since then and every year about more than 12.00 lakhs and 9.5 lakhs students
qualify class X and XII exams respectively in the State of West Bengal, to pursue the higher
studies in colleges, Universities and other institutes, and
Whereas, to merge the best practices of both government and private schools, the
School Education Department, Government of West Bengal (GoWB) intends to
operationalize schools through Public Private Partnership (PPP) model and leverage unused
infrastructure of the government.
Whereas, a need is felt to encourage the private investors in school education sector by
extending more flexible Government contribution in the form of Public Private Partnership
mode, where the State Government may provide land or building or infrastructures and other
amenities to the investors. The participating investor will be selected in a transparent bidding
process as enumerated in this policy.
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1. Short title, extent and commencement: –
(a) These guidelines may be called as the West Bengal Policies and Guidelines for
setting up Schools in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) Mode, 2022.
(b) It shall extend to the whole of the State of West Bengal.
(c) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
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(d) The deliverables on the part of the Government, i.e. land, building, infrastructures,
terms and conditions of use etc. shall be stated in detail at the time of floating of
RFP and execution of the concession agreement.
(e) The concession proposed shall be mentioned by the State Government at the time
of floating of RFP.
(f) Suitable clauses, such as time for completion of the construction/renovation (if
required) of school, start of academic session, etc. shall be stated clearly in the
RFP as well as concession agreement. (A model RFP and Concession Agreement
are enclosed at Appendix A and B).
(g) The private partner shall be at liberty to choose medium of instruction and
appropriate affiliating body of education. The State Government shall endeavour
to provide full support in obtaining such necessary and regulatory clearances.
(h) The selection process of private partner shall be in transparent manner and bidding
process/parameters shall be clearly stated in the RFP.
(i) The private partner shall participate in the tender process through fair means of
practices.
(j) A committee consisting of State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan,
representative of the Commissioner, School Education, Finance Department, Law
Officer of the School Education Department and any other suitable officer as may
be decided by the State Government shall supervise the entire process.
(k) An officer/organization floating the tender and/or preparing the concession
agreement shall be duly authorized by the State Government.
(l) Suitable approvals of competent authority in the State Government and/ or
Finance department as the case may be, shall be obtained by the School Education
Department from time to time.
(m) As part of the bid, the private partner would be required to quote the capacity they
will build and the percentage of Government Quota Students they will admit.
Higher marks will be awarded for higher capacities proposed by private partner.
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(a) The State Government may, subject to the availability, provide required land and/or
buildings, infrastructures on certain terms and conditions as may be mentioned in RFP.
(b) It shall extend support to the Private partner in obtaining necessary clearance as per
extant regulations/ laws.
(c) To allow the private partner to optimize the infrastructure for education including skill
related interventions outside the regular school hours depending on availability of
classroom and labs to make the model viable, with prior permission of the competent
authority in the School Education Department.
(d) Any other conditions as may be stated in the concession agreement.
(b) To comply with the terms and conditions stated in the concession agreement.
(d) To operate the school and take the responsibility of meeting the recurring and non-
recurring expenses.
(f) To hire/engage/appoint non-teaching staff & supporting staff as required for smooth
functioning of the schools.
(g) To ensure that the infrastructure provided by the School Education Department, GoWB
is only used for conducting academic programs. Any other activity should be strictly
discouraged.
(h) The private partner would be responsible for maintenance of infrastructure of all
schools as required for the proper functioning.
(i) The private partner to organize outreach programmes and career counseling seminars
on a regular basis.
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(a) There shall be suitable number of Government representatives in the Managing
Committee/ Governing Body of the School set up under this Policy as may be
determined notified by the State Government from time to time.
(b) The private partner under this Policy should have to be adhered to the rules and
regulations set forth by different Regulatory Authorities operating in India as well as
rules and regulations framed by the State Government from time to time.
(c) Rules regulating the functioning of the Managing Committee/ Governing Body of
School established under this Policy should be formulated with the approval of the
State Government.