Bhopal: Government to ensure 25% quota under RTE in private schools

Updated on: Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Admission process under the Right to Education Act in all schools in the state capital would be monitored by specially appointed nodal officers. The schools will have to admit 25% of their seats to students hailing from the below poverty line (BPL). A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the district administration and school authorities on Tuesday.

The Rajya Siksha Kendra (RSK) under the school education department would appoint the nodal officers. These officials would supervise the admissions and ensure that admissions are made in a random manner in various schools. The nodal officers would be appointed in a couple of days.

The schools were also instructed that 25% seats should be made available to children from nursery level to standard one, wherever direct admissions are conducted. The schools can divide the number of children admitted under RTE into multiple classes but they should comprise 25% of the total strength, according to the government decision.

Commissioner of the Shiksha Kendra Ashok Barnwal also said that applications for the children from BPL sections of the society would not only be taken at the respective schools but also at the district and block education offices.

The concept of neighbourhood was explained to the school principals present at the meeting. It was also pointed out that the children from the school's neighbourhood should be the first preferred for admission. If seats are left vacant, then children from the extended neighbourhood could be considered for admission.

All admissions including the children not falling under the RTE Act would be conducted through random selection.

Collector Nikunj Shrivastava has instructed that the schools cannot discard any of the applications being filed. If any applicant is found wanting or fail to fulfill the criteria he would be communicated. Moreover any further query about the applicant can be filled in a written receipt.

It was also discussed that in case of any doubt about the validity of the below poverty line card provided by the applicant, it would be reported to the collector's office through the district education office.

Times of India

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