Haridwar, May 24 -- Right to Education Act requires private schools to set aside 25 per cent free seats for students from economically weaker sections (EWS) which is a good initiative feel all educationists. But with it comes with certain challenges which the private schools and students face.
All private schools have to admit 25 per cent children from weaker sections and underprivileged groups within two kilometers of the school in class I or the lowest class in school, says the RTE.About the initiative undertaken, Swami Sharad Puri, the founder of Shivdale School said, "Government has created good opportunity for children from weaker sections. Education is birthright of every child but unless it becomes a collective responsibility, the a...