India, May 10 -- LUCKNOW The district administration is set to crack the whip on private schools that have denied admission to students from economically weaker sections under the RTE initiative. Notices will be issued in the name of principals who have not admitted even a single student, said district magistrate Vishak G.

The ongoing admission process under the RTE scheme for academic session 2025-26 was reviewed under the chairmanship of the DM.

The basic education officer informed that 18,093 children have been allotted schools through four rounds of lotteries. Of these, 11,335 have been admitted so far while parents of 3,627 children are not keen on the allotted schools. Action is being taken to get the remaining 3,131 children admi...