21 schools including CMS, Jaipuria ignoring RTE; Notice issued

Lucknow: Under the Right to Education (RTE) act, private schools are bound to provide free education to children coming from poor families but noted educational institutions in the state capital are breaching the law without any fear of action. A total of 21 schools including the most reputed ones like City Montessori School (CMS) and Jaipuria, have come under the radar of the district administration.

Noted RTE activist Sameena Bano was instrumental in working this whole thing out after a round of meetings with District Megiaterate of Lucknow Rajshekhar and Basic Shiksha Adhikari. Infact, her organisation ABHUDAY foundation made DM available the list of defaulters which was promptly acted upon by the administration.

It is mandatory for schools to reserve 25 per cent seats for poor children under RTE Act. Notices have been issued to 21 schools in the city.

District administration have asked schools to begin admission process under the Right to Education Act within two days. On failing to implement RTE, they may loose the board affiliation.

Names of Schools not following the law

• CMS admitted not even a single child from its total share of 58 students
• Jaipuria gave admissions to four out of 12 students
• Rajendra Nagar’s Navyug radiance admitted just two out 26 nominations
• New Way school in Nirala Nagar admitted no one out of 12 students
• Only 54 children were given admissions by nine schools so far, leaving 207 for admissions

These schools boast good records:

• Lucknow Public School gave admissions to all 13 students
• Joseph School admitted 19 students out of 22
• JM Public School, Daulatganj gave admissions to all 27 children
• Farheen Convent School in Husainabad took admissions of 106 children out of 109