ABSTRACT
School Education - Admission of Children in the unaided private schools as Per the provision of 12 (1) (c) of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - Reimbursement of fees for the year 2020-2021 - Orders issued.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (MS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.143, Dated 13.10.2021
Read:-
1 Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No.35/2009) dated 26.8.2009.
2. G.O. (Ms) No.173, School Education Department, Dated 08.112011.
3. G.O.(Ms) No.60, School Education Department, Dated 01.04.2013.
4 G.O.(Ms) No.66, School Education Department. Dated 07.04.2017.
5. G.O. (Ms) No.104, School Education Department, Dated 09.07.2021 .
6 From the Director of Matriculation Schools, Letter R.C.No.1000/C112020, dated 15.09.2021.
ORDER:-The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 was enacted in the year 2009 and came into effect from 01.04.2010. In this Act, provisions have been made for reservation in admission in class I to the extent of 25% to children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged group in the neighbourhood and provide free and compulsory education till its completion. Section 12(1)(c) and 12(2) of the said Act states as follows:-
12 (1) (c) specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (n) 25% reservation of section 2 shall admit in class I. to the extent of at least twenty-five percent of the strength of that class, children belonging to weaker section and disadvantaged group in the neighbourhood and provide free and compulsory elementary education till its completion: Provided further that where a school specified in clause (n) of section 2 imparts pre-school education, the provisions of clauses (a) to (c) shall apply for admission to such pre-school education." 12 (2) The School specified in sub-clause (iv) of clause Reimbursement (n) of section 2 providing free and compulsory elementary education as specified in clause (c) of sub-section (i) shall be reimbursed expenditure
