Private schools to be penalised for not implementing RTE: Govt

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 3:44 AM IST

Affiliation of all these private schools would be cancelled and a fine of Rs one lakh would be imposed on them, Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said here today.

Records of all private schools, specifically mentioning the seats filled with poor students under RTE, have been sought from District Education Officers, he said.

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has personally instructed all departments of Punjab Government to ensure implementation of policies structured for uplift of the downtrodden and poor families, Maluka said.

  

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First Published: May 24 2012 | 9:55 PM IST

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