Different state governments of India have notified through Government Orders (GOs) the amount they will pay out in reimbursement to private schools for each RTE child the school admits.

The paper reports on existing incentive structures in a sample of government and private schools in Delhi and elicits teachers’ perspectives on factors which motivate them.

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 ratified education as a fundamental right and seeks to promote equitable access to education for all children up to the age of