Now produce child's Aadhar card for admission to govt school

Posted by: 2016-04-18 02:56:18 ,
By Raj Kumar

Government schools are now allegedly flouting provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 by asking parents for their child's Aadhar card and resident proof for admission.Government schools are now allegedly flouting provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 by asking parents for their child's Aadhar card and resident proof for admission.
What kind of admissions are being spoken of?
The admissions concerned, which started from April 1, are non-planned admissions of Class 6-8 students from recognised schools into government schools.
What do the schools want?
The circular issued by the Directorate of Education (DOE) asked parents to submit their telephone, electricity or water bill, ration card, or bank passbook as a form of residence proof
Moreover, a certain school has also fixed an upper age limit for admissions, though the Delhi HC did away with upper age limit for admissions to nursery classes
Most of the schools which are putting this in action are reportedly from the northeast district
RTE activists claim this goes against the law.
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