Pondy govt has failed to effectively implement RTI:AIADMK

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Press Trust of India Puducherry
Last Updated : Oct 03 2015 | 1:22 PM IST
AIADMK today alleged that the Rangasamy-led AINRC government has failed to effectively implement provisions of the Right to Education Act which guaranteed 25 per cent of the seats in the schools for children of poor families.
Addressing reporters herey, Deputy leader of the AIADMK's Legislature wing A.Anbalagan claimed that government had not been able to bring all the private medical colleges under the provisions of statutes and in getting 50 per cent quota of seats both in the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
"Any move to encourage private universities would be injurious to student community as the managements will run roughshod', he said and asked the government to immediately drop any proposal to encourage private players to set up universities in the Union Territory.
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First Published: Oct 03 2015 | 1:22 PM IST

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