EWS children can be taught for free even in expensive private schools… What is the rule of RTE?
On the instructions of Yogi Adityanath, a girl has been admitted to the most expensive school in Moradabad. Now the girl will not have to pay any kind of fees. After this, people from all over the country want to know whether other parents can also educate their children for free in expensive private schools. This question becomes more important when private schools are increasing rapidly across the country. Generally, private schools have opened in every district of the country. Parents dream of educating their children in these expensive private schools, but due to the increasing cost of school education, many parents are unable to realize their dream. At the same time, many parents have got their children admitted to expensive private schools, but due to the expensive fees, their budget is always messed up. In such a situation, the question is whether children can be taught for free in these expensive private schools. The answer to this question is yes with some conditions… Let us understand in detail what is the RTE rule for educating EWS children for free in private schools, to whom does it apply? 25% of seats reserved in private schools under RTE.
Can children be educated for free in expensive private schools across the country? The answer to this question is yes with some conditions. The main basis behind this is the Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009. There is a condition in this act that parents from low-income groups (EWS) can educate their children for free in private schools. In other words, children from the EWS quota can be educated for free in private schools across the country. 25% of seats in private schools across the country are legally reserved for such children.
Admission is given in class 1, education till class 8
To know the rules of free admission under the EWS quota in private schools across the country under RTE, we spoke to Advocate Ashok Agarwal, President of the All India Parents Association. Ashok Agarwal has been working on RTE in the country for the last several years. Agarwal says that under RTE, there is a provision to give admission to children from EWS quota in class 1. So, the education of such children till 8th standard will be free in private schools. He said that under RTE, it has been ensured that children between 6 to 14 years old get free education. Under this law, if a parent has a certificate of EWS quota, then he can get his child admitted to private schools for free.
Private schools cannot refuse admission
Advocate Ashok Agarwal, President of All India Parents Association, said that under RTE, if a parent fulfills the conditions and eligibility of admission, then private schools cannot refuse to admit his child. Neither can parents be forced to admit children in government schools. If private schools have vacant seats among the reserved seats, then they will have to give admission. If private school operators refuse to give admission, then a complaint can be made.
States have the right to implement it till the 12th
In RTE, provision has been made for free education of EWS children till 8th standard in private schools. Regarding this, Advocate Ashok Agarwal, President of All India Parents Association, says that in Delhi, private schools built on government land provide free education to EWS children till 12th standard. The court has ordered this. Agarwal says that this system can be implemented in other states as well. The Constitution has given the states and the central government the right to amend the RTE, under which they can provide free education to children of EWS quota in private schools till the 12th standard.
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