State Regulatory Profile Uttar Pradesh

This report critically examines the regulatory framework over K-12 sector education in Uttar Pradesh along with its structure, mechanisms and enforcement areas. Analysis has further been done on the differential application of rules in both public and private schools to find out the effectiveness of regulatory policies in improving quality in education. It was observed that an independent authority will be needed to respond to these challenges, which the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 sees in the form of the State School Standards Authority (SSSA), which aims at having an independent body for setting and enforcing uniform standards of schools in Uttar Pradesh.

Through a detailed examination of existing laws and regulations, stakeholder feedback from focus group discussions and an assessment of practical challenges, this report offers a set of recommendations to improve the regulatory environment. These include improving fee regulation policies, strengthening grievance redressal mechanisms, standardizing inspection protocols and separating regulatory responsibilities from operational roles within the education sector.
 

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