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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Fwd: [Right to Education] Now, minority schools too must have EWS quota...

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From: Sumit Vohra <notification+kr4marbae4mn@facebookmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Subject: [Right to Education] Now, minority schools too must have EWS quota...
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Sumit Vohra posted in Right to Education.

Now, minority schools too must have EWS quota January 27, 2011 7:43:57 AM Staff Reporter | New Delhi Denying the claim of minority schools across the national Capital that they are under no obligation to provide concessions to students of the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category, the DoE (Directorate of Education) released a circular on Monday, stating that minority schools come under the jurisdiction of the RTE Act 2009 and must provide free seats to EWS students. Slamming minority schools' claims that they are not obliged to reserve seats for EWS students, DoE clarified that the minority institutions will have to give 25 per cent seats to the EWS category. Dr VK William, Principal of Mount Carmel School, Anand Niketan and also President of forum of quality education and President of Minority Schools had earlier told the pioneer that minority schools do not come under the provisions of the RTE Act as they are exempted from RTE according to Article 30 of the Constitution. William had also said that the schools will not give 25 per cent seats to the EWS category. The DoE in its circular stated that the claim that RTE Act, 2009 is not applicable to unaided minority schools is not acceptable as these schools are covered under the definition of school in Section 2 (n) of the RTE Act, 2009. Therefore, minority unaided schools also fall in the ambit of the RTE Act. The DoE has further added that the minority schools have objected to the RTE taking the plea of Articles 15(5), 21(a) and 30 of the Constitution of India but the DoE does not dilute the protections of fundamental rights guaranteed to minority institutions under the Constitution of India. The DoE said,

Sumit Vohra

7:40am Jan 27

Now, minority schools too must have EWS quota
January 27, 2011 7:43:57 AM

Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Denying the claim of minority schools across the national Capital that they are under no obligation to provide concessions to students of the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category, the DoE (Directorate of Education) released a circular on Monday, stating that minority schools come under the jurisdiction of the RTE Act 2009 and must provide free seats to EWS students.

Slamming minority schools' claims that they are not obliged to reserve seats for EWS students, DoE clarified that the minority institutions will have to give 25 per cent seats to the EWS category. Dr VK William, Principal of Mount Carmel School, Anand Niketan and also President of forum of quality education and President of Minority Schools had earlier told the pioneer that minority schools do not come under the provisions of the RTE Act as they are exempted from RTE according to Article 30 of the Constitution. William had also said that the schools will not give 25 per cent seats to the EWS category.

The DoE in its circular stated that the claim that RTE Act, 2009 is not applicable to unaided minority schools is not acceptable as these schools are covered under the definition of school in Section 2 (n) of the RTE Act, 2009. Therefore, minority unaided schools also fall in the ambit of the RTE Act. The DoE has further added that the minority schools have objected to the RTE taking the plea of Articles 15(5), 21(a) and 30 of the Constitution of India but the DoE does not dilute the protections of fundamental rights guaranteed to minority institutions under the Constitution of India. The DoE said, "However, the spirit of RTE act to impart free and compulsory education to children should be fulfilled by each and every school, whether minority or general".

William said, "I do not know how these people can be above the constitution of India. Minority Institutions have significantly contributed to the welfare of the nation and they are feeling overjoyed by subduing us in this manner. There was no need to issue this circular. We have already challenged the matter of 25 per cent seat reservation for EWS in schools in the Supreme Court. Let the court decide upon this now".

Parents falling under the EWS category seemed a confused lot on hearing the latest development. Father of a three year old said, "I am relieved that the DoE has issued this circular but I am confused at the same time as some schools refused to submit our forms. I just hope everything goes off well."

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