SFI demands release of fund under RTE Act
J. Dilan Justin, SFI urban district president, said that due to the Union government's negligence, thousands of students' future, waiting for RTE admission, was at a crossroads.
As it was already one month into this academic year, the delay in admitting students would only spoil their education, he added.
Further, the students who were admitted already under RTE had been harassed by the school administration to pay the fees, he alleged.
Condemning the State government for failing to assure the private schools about the release of RTE funds, Mr. Justin said that it was the duty of the government to protect its students from such unprecedented issues.
The Tamil Nadu government should expedite the process to procure fund from the Union government. Until then, the private schools be instructed not to disturb the existing students, the protesters demanded.
As the protesters tried to proceed into the CEO office, the police detained them and lodged them in a private hall till evening.
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