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Only 47% applications for 2.84 Lakh RTE seats in MP. Burden of unfilled seats to pass to parents with fee hike

Only 47% applications for 2.84 Lakh RTE seats in MP
Burden of unfilled seats to pass to parents with fee hike

Less than 50 per cent seats reserved under Right to Education (RTE) Act have any applicants, leaving 52.8 per cent seats empty even if all the applicants are allotted a seat. This is the scenario for 2023, wherein thousands of schools across the state will suffer the consequences. This gap of 52.8 per cent puts an extra burden on private schools, which transfers to parents with fee hikes and extra charges.
More than 1.5 lakh seats will remain vacant in private schools, which could have been easily filled under normal admission process as schools claim. This year, RTE application process received 1,34,851 applicants for admissions in unaided private schools in the state for academic session 2023-24.
However, the number of seats reserved across the state in private schools is 2,84,000. This would leave 1,49,149 seats in private schools vacant for sure.
The seats are reserved as per RTE Act that mandates for all private schools to reserve 25 per cent of their seats for children from socially disadvantaged and economically backward sections. This move is intended to boost social inclusion and pave the way for a more just and equal country.
However, private school association finds that this move is taking the chance away from general students to be admitted in a school and study, as noted by state president of association Gopal Soni.
More girl applicants than boys
As per state school education department, parents must complete document verification of the students at the concerned public education centres till March 25, 2023. Director of school education department Dhanraju S added that only those applicants whose verification is completed will be included in the online lottery.
The first round of online lottery will be opened for school allotment on March 28, 2023. School will be allotted to the applicants through online lottery and SMS will be sent to the selected applicants.
It is worth mentioning that this year about 2 lakh 84 thousand seats are available for free admission in the class 1 of 27,314 private schools of the state. Applications have been received for 34, 851 seats of 24, 930 private schools till the last date.
There are 2,384 private schools in the state in which not a single application has been made for free admission.
Out of 34 thousand 851 children whose applications have been received, 64,260 are girls and 70,591 are boys.
Most of the applications have been made for free admission in nursery class.
Out of which 41,066 are of boys and 37,913 are of girls. For KG 1 for 19,051 boys and 17,288 girls applications have been received. In KG 2, there are 1,000 applicants, out of which, 45 are boys and 984 are girls. For class 1, a total of 9 thousand applications have been received. Out of this, 428 are from boys and 8,075 from girls.


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Tina Khatri

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