The decision to increase the amount comes after Deputy Education minister Manish Sisodia received complaints from various private schools against "minimal amount" reimbursed by the government to them for allowing students under EWS category.
"The government presently reimburses a fixed amount to private schools in lieu of taking admission of students who belong to this section. However, numerous complaints were received about the amount being less," a senior Directorate of Education (DoE) official told PTI.
During the ongoing admission for entry level classes, the government has allotted over 26,600 seats through computerised draws under the EWS category, an experiment that has been introduced by the Delhi government for the first time.
