Plea to sort out lapses in implementation of RTE admissions
She mentioned that in many private schools, issues are being raised and admissions for students are denied in the first round by some of the school managements.
The forum president underlined the need for the government to organise a meeting with school managements and their associations to examine the reasons for the denial of admissions, look into the shortcomings and take necessary steps to resolve them. Further, Dhanalakshmi stressed that it is only through planned and proactive measures the state could implement the RTE Act and protect the rights of the poor children. She noted that similar issues continue to recur at the beginning of the RTE admissions every academic year.
Keeping this in view, the Andhra Pradesh Child Rights Awareness Forum president demanded the government to take appropriate steps to ensure implementation of admissions under the RTE quota without any deviation. Under Section 12(1) of the RTE Act, 25 per cent of free seats are reserved for children of the Class I from economically weaker sections in private schools. However, several private schools deny admissions under the RTE quota despite it being mandated.
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