Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Amid complaints of admissions being denied in the absence of clear guidelines, the Punjab government on Thursday finally issued the standard operating procedure for admitting children from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups to private unaided schools under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The guidelines issued by the school education department to 'streamline the admission process' under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act have laid down the applicability criteria for schools, eligibility conditions for students, category-wise seat reservation, neighbourhood criteria for candidate school mapping, and norms for fee reimbursement.

According to these guidelines, all private un...