Table A7.
The fiscal cost of absence (year 2010).
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| Average monthly | Number of | Total loss due to absence (millions of Rs.) |
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| teacher salary (Rs.) | teachers | Allowed absence: | Allowed absence: | Allowed absence: | |
| 8% | 9% | 10% | |||
| Andhra Pradesh | 10,299 | 347,875 | 6374 | 5901 | 5428 |
| Assam | 9567 | 167,161 | 3855 | 3644 | 3433 |
| Bihar | 8645 | 336,359 | 7942 | 7559 | 7175 |
| Chattisgarh | 8290 | 155,573 | 1055 | 885 | 715 |
| Gujarat | 15,804 | 198,584 | 3374 | 2960 | 2546 |
| Haryana | 16,236 | 77,980 | 1630 | 1463 | 1296 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 12,199 | 48,507 | 1776 | 1698 | 1620 |
| Jharkhand | 9734 | 135,690 | 6598 | 6423 | 6249 |
| Karnataka | 10,897 | 195,929 | 4489 | 4207 | 3925 |
| Kerala | 10,751 | 54,976 | 608 | 529 | 451 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9294 | 267,846 | 6027 | 5698 | 5370 |
| Maharastra | 17,246 | 288,914 | 4025 | 3367 | 2710 |
| Orissa | 9382 | 192,119 | 1484 | 1246 | 1008 |
| Punjab | 12,654 | 105,930 | 980 | 803 | 626 |
| Rajasthan | 14,165 | 271,205 | 7463 | 6956 | 6448 |
| Tamilnadu | 18,489 | 150,820 | 1811 | 1443 | 1075 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 10,370 | 491,455 | 15,615 | 14,942 | 14,269 |
| Uttaranchal | 17,155 | 45,782 | 1350 | 1246 | 1143 |
| West Bengal | 10,555 | 416,633 | 7527 | 6946 | 6366 |
| India | 11,368 | 3,949,338 | 92,699 | 86,773 | 80,847 |
Source: Authors' calculations; DISE. Notes: 2010 teacher salaries are from Teacher Long and School Census Data. Data on total number of teachers are from DISE State Report Cards. All figures are in 2010 prices.