LUCKNOW, April 11 -- As many as 75 private schools in the district have been identified which are showing laxity in giving admission to poor children under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) Act, 2009. These facts came to light at a review meeting of RTE held at Collectorate hall on Friday.

"Around 18,000 underprivileged children have been allotted admission in private schools for the academic session 2025-26 under RTE Act through four lotteries. Out of them, around 8000 children have been admitted," said Lucknow basic shiksha adhikari Ram Pravesh at a meeting chaired by district magistrate Vishak G.

The DM had directed all the additional city magistrates to form a team and jointly with block education officers...