LUCKNOW, May 17 -- Although seat allotments for economically weaker section (EWS) children in Uttar Pradesh under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, have increased from 54 in 2013 to over 1.85 lakh this year, the state government has not revised reimbursement amount payable to private school per child ever since the Act was adopted in the state in 2013.

The reimbursement amount in U.P. continues to be Rs.5400 annually for the past 12 years or Rs.450 pr month per child with an additional Rs.5,000 provided to RTE students for purchase of books and uniform.

In contrast, Delhi reimburses Rs.26,800 annually per child while Gujarat reimburses Rs.20,000. Tamil Nadu pays between Rs.12,076 and Rs.15,711, Uttarakhand pays Rs.18,311, Andhra P...