Bengaluru: In some relief for private unaided schools amid COVID crisis, the State Government has sanctioned Rs.700 crore to Private Schools under RTE (Right to Education) quota. According to the Director of the Department of Public Instruction, the Government has transferred the money to the Department, which will be released to unaided Private Schools soon…
RTE reimbursement rules simplified to help schools
February 23, 2021Bengaluru: In view of low attendance and enrolment in schools due to COVID-19 pandemic, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has asked officials concerned to give exemption regarding reimbursement of RTE fees to the schools concerned. In a letter to Principal Secretary (Primary and Secondary Education), he said the State Government has already…
Parents allege injustice in RTE seats
May 17, 2019‘Migrants misusing Aadhaar card criteria to get admission in private schools’ Mysuru: With an amendment made to the RTE Act that makes it mandatory to consider Aadhaar card in the selection of students for seats in private schools under the RTE (Right To Education) quota, parents are apprehensive that the amendment will render injustice to…
Apply for RTE seats from Feb. 20
February 7, 2018Bengaluru; The application process for admission to free seats through the Right To Education (RTE) Act for the 2018-19 academic year will begin on Feb. 20. According to the time-table prepared by the Department of Public Instruction, the application process will continue till March 21. A trial application process will be conducted on Feb. 18…
‘Private institutions must adopt neighbouring govt. schools’
September 15, 2017Mysuru: A workshop on “Right To Education (RTE) Reimbursement” was conducted by CISPMAM (CBSE,ICSE, State and Private School Mangement Association Mysore Division) on Sept.9 at Manasarovara Pushkarini Vidyashram in city. The programme was inaugurated by Sudhakar S. Shetty, President, CISPMAM. He appealed the government to withdraw RTE and RTI as more irregularities were being practiced…
RTE Act-2009 focuses on Quality of Education
July 11, 2017Mysuru: “The quality of education is a matter of global concern. In India, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, was introduced with a view that every child in the age group of 6-14 years gets quality education. In this connection, the goals of education needed to be envisioned in…
ZP members demand action against schools for RTE violations
May 11, 2017Mysuru: The monthly Karnataka Development Project (KDP) meeting at the ZP hall this morning, saw a few ZP members taking the Education Department to task for failing to take appropriate action against schools which have failed to comply with the RTE (Right to Education) Act. As soon as the meeting began, JD(S) member Beerihundi Basavanna…
Private schools must walk the talk on RTE Act, says Judge
March 16, 2017Private 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…
RTE: Govt. to hike fees paid to schools
March 2, 2017Law Minister T.B. Jayachandra yesterday said that the tuition fee for seats under Right to Education (RTE) Act in private unaided schools will be hiked from the academic year 2017-18. Reimbursement for primary classes has been increased to Rs. 16,000 from Rs. 11,000 per child per year. For nursery classes, the refund would go up…
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