Rajasthan
Rte: Raise Reimbursement Fee Due To Rising Teaching Cost: Schools | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Private schools have raised objections to the government’s move to extend RTE classes from 1-8 to 9-12 while keeping the per child reimbursement fee of Rs 13,500 the same as they are giving it for class 1-8 classes.
The schools have contended that the cost almost becomes double teaching in secondary and senior secondary classes and the present cost is not even sufficient to meet the cost of primary and upper primary classes.
The RTE Act mandates that private schools reserve 25% of seats for economically poor and marginalised sections from entry level to class 8. In the Budget 2021-22, the government has announced extending the free education of RTE girls’ students till class 12. This year, in the budget, the same scheme is implemented for boys also. It means that students entering a school under the RTE Act will not have to leave the school after class 8 which was the case.
Progressive Schools Association’s Sandeep Bakshi said that the cost which the government is paying at present is way too less that comes late. “Extending RTE is fine, but the government has to revise the per student cost and ensure timely payment or else the private schools will not be able to provide quality education.”
Pranjal Singh of Abhyutthanam Society, working for RTE children, said that this is a landmark decision taken by the Rajasthan government which should be followed by other states also.
“The single decision will check the dropout of RTE students after class VIII as they were not able to pay the fees of the schools from class 9 onwards,” said Singh.
The schools have contended that the cost almost becomes double teaching in secondary and senior secondary classes and the present cost is not even sufficient to meet the cost of primary and upper primary classes.
The RTE Act mandates that private schools reserve 25% of seats for economically poor and marginalised sections from entry level to class 8. In the Budget 2021-22, the government has announced extending the free education of RTE girls’ students till class 12. This year, in the budget, the same scheme is implemented for boys also. It means that students entering a school under the RTE Act will not have to leave the school after class 8 which was the case.
Progressive Schools Association’s Sandeep Bakshi said that the cost which the government is paying at present is way too less that comes late. “Extending RTE is fine, but the government has to revise the per student cost and ensure timely payment or else the private schools will not be able to provide quality education.”
Pranjal Singh of Abhyutthanam Society, working for RTE children, said that this is a landmark decision taken by the Rajasthan government which should be followed by other states also.
“The single decision will check the dropout of RTE students after class VIII as they were not able to pay the fees of the schools from class 9 onwards,” said Singh.
