Private schools are admitting 25 per cent children from disadvantaged sections of the society under the Right to Education (RTE) Act but are apprehensive about receiving reimbursement from the government, a study says.
The study was conducted in north and northeast Delhi by the Centre for Civil Society, a voluntary organisation. Forty-seven per cent poor parents pay for getting their wards admitted in high-budget schools, the study stated. “Media emphasis is only on high-budget schools — whether they flout rules in admitting children from economically weaker sections of the society. The media should also focus on why mid-budget schools are not admitting these children,” said Sanskriti School’s founder principal Gowri Ishwaran.
The study was presented on Wednesday at the dialogue. — IANS