Regulation of non-state actors in school education in India

This paper examines non-state provisioning of education in India - at the level of schools and of supplementary services – particularly from the lens of regulations that exist and the extent to which they are being applied. The discussion on the non-state is placed in the context of the state – its capacities, policies and political inclinations. The paper provides detailed information on the processes for regulation on paper (as available in the public domain) and through interviews of key stakeholders. The latter includes insights of teachers and frontline officials as well as private providers on the functioning of the regulatory system, as well as their perceptionsof what needs to be done to improve it.