Adarsh Schools in PPP Mode under Punjab Education Development Board (PEDB) Brief description: The Punjab Education Development Act, 1998 was amended in the year 2007 to provide for establishment of Adarsh schools in the State of Punjab and the Punjab Education Development Board was established in January, 2008. 128 sites were being identified to open Adarsh Schools from pre-nursery to 10+2 classes in all the Community Development Blocks in the State.

Implementation Gram Panchayats & given to Public Private Partners 10 to 15 acres land was provided by the respective Gram Panchayats & given to Public Private Partners on the lease basis @ Rs. 50/- per acre, per year for 99 years. As of now there are 26 Adarsh Schools run by Punjab Education Development Board under the Public Private Partnership (PPP Mode). These schools are run on operational cost (Opex) sharing pattern of state with Private partner in the ratio of 70:30.

Salient features of the Adarsh Schools are as under: No fee / admission fee, funds etc. whatsoever is charged from the students of any Adarsh School. Free education is provided to the students of these schools. CBSE pattern has been adopted in these schools. The medium of instruction in these schools is English. Mid-day-meal is given free in these Schools as per rules.  Free of Cost Books And Uniform is provided.

Resource Requirement Technical and Financial requirement as Capital expenses ( Copex) for setting up of a new school is 7.5 Crores. For Human Resources and other recurring operational expenses , maximum grant of Rs.1852 per student per month is fixed for the maximum student strength of 2000. The working staff members are recruited by the private partner and different private partners have different systems of Appointment, category of posts , no. of staff members, qualification criteria and salary structure. PEDB reimburses 70 % of the operational expenditure done by these schools on quarterly basis and the bills are verified by concerned District Education officers (SS).95% of 70% Opex is released immediately on processing bills & 5% is released after DEO’s submit verification reports.

10 Sr. No. District Name of the Management/Private Partner School Name Student Strenth Classes Teaching/ non-teaching strength Class IV strength 1 AMRITSAR Bharti Faundation ADARSH SCHOOL CHOGAWAN 927 Nursery to 12th 37 7  2 Adarsh School Fattu Bheela 960 3 LUDHIANA Satya Bharti Adarsh Sr. Sec. School, Sherpur Kalan 1009 43 4 SANGRUR SATYA BHARTI ADARSH SEN SEC SCHOOL Jhaneri 965 41 5 Satya Bharti Adarsh Sr. Sec. School, Rauni 906 36 6 SAS NAGAR Educomp Solutions Edustar Adarsh Sr. Sec.School Kalewal 1288 Nursery to 10th 56 17 7 MOGA Baba Isher Singh Educational Society B.I.S Adarsh Sec. School Manawan 620 29 22  8 MANSA Balaji Educational Trust GGS ADARSH SEN.SEC.SCHOOL SAHNEWALI 1584 46 9 Shaheed Udham Singh Education & Welfare Society Raoinder Singh, Chairman Mob : 92169-44444 ADARSH SEN SEC SCHOOL, Gandhuan 1933 83 20  10 ADARSH SEN SEC SCHOOL Balad Khurd 1875 77 21  11 BARNALA ADARSH SCHOOL KALEKE 1608 20 12 Adarsh School Bhupal 926 13 FARIDKOT Adarsh School Malla 617 Nursery to 8th 27 14 Adarsh School Boha 665 1st to 8th 32 15 BATHINDA Adarsh School Pathrala 516 16 Chief Khalsa Deewan Charitable Society Sri Guru Harkrishan Adarsh Sen. Sec. School,Dhandra, Ludhiana 1267 47 TARN TARAN SHRI GURU HARKRISHAN ADARSH SEN. SEC. SCHOOL, Naushera Pannua 462 21 18 KAPURTHALA Sri Guru Harkrishan Adarsh Sec. School, Ucha Bet. 460 23 19 Sukh Sagar Welfare Association Adarsh School Middu Man 613 39 Adarsh School Pacca 585 Adarsh School Ransinh kalan 810 30 22 S.B.S. NAGAR Gram Vikas Educational Society Adarsh Sen Sec School Jandiala 1900 101 Adarsh School Nawan Gran 1952 71 24 Adarsh School Daulatpura Niwan 1501 25 FEROZEPUR ADARSH SCHOOOL Hardasa 2093 44 26 Shree Radhe Krishna Sewa Samiti, Mansa Adarsh School Chauke 580 Total 28622   1076

Financial Status of PEDB Sr. No. Financial Year Funds Proposed Funds Approved Funds Released 1 2016-17 364 Crores 100 Crores 78.63 Crores 2 2017-18 301 Crores 200 Crores 29.09 Crores

INSTRUCTIONS FROM HEAD OFFICE The salary to the staff should be paid at DC /Labour Commissioner rates. The leave policy and other service conditions of the staff are as per Management norms only. Nothing to do with Punjab Govt. leave rules. These schools are affiliated to CBSE and must follow CBSE norms . The employees may be on outsource but the services should not be outsourced.