Chandigarh, April 24 -- The UT education department has reiterated that private non-minority schools that were allotted land at a subsidised rate will be reimbursed for only 10% of EWS seats even though they need to reserve 25% seats under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.

This follows after a speaking order was issued by UT director school education on Wednesday following UT's admission in the Punjab and Haryana high court that they will settle the issue of reimbursement to private schools by April. A copy has also been forwarded to all private non-minority schools of the city.

According to UT, educational institutes in the city were allotted land on leasehold basis under a 1996 allotment scheme, accordi...