LUCKNOW: Association of Private Schools, Uttar Pradesh, has urged the state government to release the long pending fee reimbursement under the Right to Education (RTE) to schools at the earliest.
"As per the government order dated June 30, 2013, for the past nine years the private schools get RTE reimbursement at the rate of Rs 450 per child. As per that rate an amount Rs 846 crore has to be paid to private schools by the education department," said association president Atul Srivastava.
"We request the government to issue an order directing immediate reimbursement of the outstanding amount. Also, the education department should send only those students for admission in unaided private schools who fulfill all conditions of eligibility set under the RTE," said Srivastava.
The association also demanded permission to scrutinize the records related to the eligibility of students of weaker section and the disadvantaged group who are being sent for admission.
"We request the government to declare the per child expenditure of schools for every year as per rule in October " said Srivastava.
