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Higher number of admissions under RTE in Tamil Nadu schools: Minister
There has been a spike in admission of children from the EWS section of the society in self-financed schools under the RTE Act over the past 3 years. In 2015-16 alone almost 94,811 students took admissions, Minister for School Education P Benjamin told the State Assembly.
There has been a spike in admission of children from the EWS section of the society in self-financed schools under the RTE Act over the past 3 years. In 2015-16 alone almost 94,811 students took admissions, Minister for School Education P Benjamin told the State Assembly. The same figure for 2013-14 stood at 49,864 children.
"This increased to 86,729 in 2014-15 and to 94,811 in 2015-16," he said, adding authorities have taken effective steps for displaying the vacancies under the RTE provision in private schools.
"Owing to the awareness programmes organised in 2,623 habitations by the SSA (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan) on the provisions of the RTE Act, the admission of children from the disadvantaged groups and weaker sections in self financing schools has increased over the past three years," he said.
The Directorate of Matriculation Schools (DoMS) has developed a comprehensive manual on RTE Act and Tamil Nadu RTE Rules, 2011 and issued them to all schools.
"Being a nodal agency for the implementation of the RTE Act, the Directorate of Matriculation Schools has disseminated the provisions of the Act to all principals of matriculation schools as well as parents in collaboration with the SCERT," he said.
It is one of the deliverables of DoMS to issue and collect filled-in admission forms of children applying under the 25% reservation as stipulated under RTE Act through the district level offices.