1-lakh income cap will deny RTE admission to many kids: Pandiya
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26 Apr, 17 13:17
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Jaipur: The state government's notification, which defined weaker sections as those whose annual income is not above 1 lakh, will prevent many poor children from getting admissions under the right to education (RTE) Act, activists shaliendra pandiya
Under the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, private schools are required to admit at least 25% of children in Class I from disadvantaged and weaker sections, and provide them free education.
The Act authorizes state governments to fix the income limit and define the weaker sections. The Rajasthan government issued the notification last week, saying those children will be considered as belonging to weaker sections if the annual income of their parents or guardians is not more than 1 lakh.
The state government had earlier set an income limit of ?2.5 lakh to define the weaker sections. A notification, issued in March last year, limited weaker sections to only the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The high court struck down the notification. The state then appealed in the Supreme Court, which upheld the high court order.
Some activists said the 1-lakh income ceiling will exclude many from RTE admissions; others said the notification will change little on the ground, citing irregularities in admissions under the RTE Act.
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