Private unaided institutions must walk the talk and follow the provisions of RTE Act and other laws pertaining to education department, said District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member Secretary and Senior Civil Judge Mohammed Muzeerullah.

Speaking after inaugurating a day-long awareness programme on RTE Act and fee structure, jointly organised by District Administration and Department of Public Instruction at Christ The King Convent in city this morning, he said that out of the 650 private institutions in Mysuru, about 129 schools had failed to submit a report on implementation of RTE Act during 2015-16.

“If school authorities themselves do not follow rules, one can imagine the quality of teaching at those schools. There is also no information regarding disciplinary action taken against the erring schools under the RTE Act”, he added.

He also said that the parents should not be burdened to pay the fees at one instalment. “Instead, they should be allowed to pay monthly, once in three months or six months according to their convenience. The school authorities must also introspect on the basic facilities provided to students such as classrooms, toilets, library, drinking water and others. Schools must also use technology available to keep the parents in the loop regarding fee structure and other announcements,” he opined.

Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, DDPI H.R. Basappa, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar, resource person and Senior Lecturer, DIET, Chamarajanagar Lingaraje Urs, Aided School Section Superintendent at DDPI office M.K. Swamy were present. Over 500 parents attended the programme.