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25 Percent Seats for Poor In Private Schools-Government

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Private schools will have to admit at least 25 percent students from economically weaker sections and won’t be allowed to fail any student till class VII, says the new Right to Education (RTE) Bill circulated by the HRD ministry.

Approved by the planning commission on Thursday, the bill has the consent of several other ministries, a top HRD ministry official told HT on Friday.

It is likely to be introduced in the second half of Parliament’s budget session, slated to begin from April 15, as an enabling legislation to enforce Article 21A of the constitution – the fundamental right to education for children in the 6-14 age group.

In a major shift from earlier draft right to education laws, the ministry has proposed that the government foot the educational costs of these poor students admitted in private schools on per capita basis. State governments will decide on the quantum of educational costs per student.

Unaided schools can select the students they want under the poor quota and they will run special course to help poor students compete better with the students from affluent families.

The government has, however, kept the powers to decide on the definition of poor students, thereby leaving no scope for private schools to tinker with the quota.

Source- Hindustan Times

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