Long wait for 2nd round compels RTE parents to be 'okay' with fees
DNAHM122128 | 7/12/2018 | Author : Tanushree Bhatia | WC :375 | Education & Careers
Disappointed with the state machinery over poor implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and no clarity on the second round of admissions, parents have now started admitting their children by paying fees, out of the fear of losing out on a year.
Admissions under the RTE Act have been in a limbo this year with 30,000 seats remaining vacant in the state and although a number of petitions have been filed in the High Court. While the second round of admissions was scheduled to begin from May 29, the same remains postponed till date, even as schools are set to complete a month of the new academic session.
Yusufbhai Shaikh, a resident of Juhapura who works as a daily wage labourer, has tried to play safe. Disappointed w
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ith the wait for the second round of admissions, he has reserved a seat in NK Girls School near Jivraj Park for his daughter. "I had sent my daughter for KG to the same school. This year, when she turned 5 years, I filled RTE forms, but since schools have begun their session, I requested the principal to allow me a month's time to pay the fees. I hoped to get clarity and admission under RTE. But now it looks like I will have to pay the fees. I did this because I did not want her to waste a year. I am not educated and hence understand the importance of admission," he said.
For Vinayak Chauhan, who is plagued by severe health issues which affected his earnings, relief in fees under RTE Act came as a breather for him. He said, "My son got admission in a school located very far from the house. I visited the DEO office a number of times to get the school changed but got no response. I also wasted a lot of money in running from pillar to post. I have now secured admission normally, by paying fees."Tanushree Bhatiatanushree.bhatia@dnaindia.net
Disappointed with the state machinery over poor implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and no clarity on the second round of admissions, parents have now started admitting their children by paying fees, out of the fear of losing out on a year.
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