Private schools’ union seeks dues for teaching under RTE

As the Education Department has invited applications for admissions under the RTE, the National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) has requested the department to release a schedule regarding the reimbursement of dues.

Under the RTE, 25 per cent seats are reserved in the first or entry-level classes in recognised private schools for children from the economically weaker section and disadvantaged groups.

Kulbhushan Sharma, president of NISA, said, “The Education Department has invited applications under the RTE, for the children belonging to the economically weaker section and disadvantaged groups. The schools have already provided details regarding the 25 per cent seats reserved for the students and we are ready to give admissions to the eligible candidates. But the department is yet to release the dues of previous years and it has been a cause of resentment.”

“If the Education Department wants private schools to follow all the guidelines and norms of the department, then it should follow the act and release reimbursement accordingly. Even in the past, the delay in reimbursement of teaching the EWS students under Rule 134-A was the main reason behind the dispute between the private schools and the government. If the dues under the RTE Act are not cleared on time, then again, the schools, department and parents will be at loggerheads,” he added.

Haryana Tribune