India, April 23 -- Chandigarh

The Punjab government and private unaided recognised schools drew flak from social activists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Tuesday for their "lack of interest" in admitting children from economically weaker sections, as mandated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, despite a directive from the high court.

Addressing a press conference here, several social activists and representatives of the 'Action Committee for RTE Act-2009 in Punjab' said that the state government and its officials were not serious about implementation the provisions of the RTE Act. They pointed out that no EWS admissions had been carried out in most districts, even two months after th...