Collector Mukesh Bansal on Tuesday issued a circular detailing the procedure for admission of children to unaided schools under the Right to Education Act.
The rule stipulates admission of 25 per cent children from underprivileged and weaker sections to class one in the schools without charging any fee. The Collector in his circular urged to all the peoples’ representatives of the district, officials and prominent personalities to become a part of the Right to Education campaign launched by the Government.
The Collector has also directed all the concerned officials to collect applications for such admission by February 28 positively. The Collector in his circular said the State Government has been implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 since 2010. Under this act, all private schools have to reserve one-fourth of their total seats for the children of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, disadvantaged, and weaker section, he said.
The school which runs nursery classes are also mandated to reserve one-fourth of their seats for such admissions. Bansal said it has come to his notice that some private schools have not been implementing the order and depriving such students from taking admissions. The administration had held a meeting of all the concerned to ensure that the Act is implemented strictly.
In the circular the Collector tor has directed the head masters, teachers and principals of all the schools to create necessary awareness in their respective region so that no children was deprived from the benefit. The Government has been bearing the expenses of the children if they are admitted in the private schools. It has already fixed Rs 7,000 for each such student in primary school and Rs 11,400 for higher secondary school.
The government has also been providing Rs 250 assistance to each such student for purchase of books and Rs 400 for buying uniform.