Rajasthan govt hauled up for violating RTE Act on pre-primary admissions

State told to respond within seven days, urged to revisit and change recent guidelines which exempt private schools from 25% quota for EWS students

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said the Congress-ruled Rajasthan government has violated the Right to Education (RTE) Act in the new norms it has recently issued for admissions to pre-primary classes in private schools.

In a letter sent to the secretary of Rajasthan government’s department of school education on Thursday, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has sought an explanation on the issue within seven days.

Kanoongo recommended that the Rajasthan government re-examine its recent guidelines and make necessary changes in light of the RTE Act, 2009.

The NCPCR chairperson also asked the Rajasthan government that it issue “necessary directions