Maharashtra government will ensure that no student from the economically weaker sections (EWS) remains without admission under the Right To Education (RTE) Act, Minister for School Education Vinod Tawde said today.
Speaking in the Legislative Council, Tawde said the government would take steps to resolve a dispute with private unaided schools on the issue of reimbursing their RTE admission amounts.
Replying to a debate raised on the issue by Congress' Sanjay Dutt, Tawde said, "If any school does not implement the provisions of the RTE and refuses to admit such students, appropriate action will be taken against the school."
Giving further details, the Congress MLC said, "This year the intake capacity of students was 8,341 seats in private unaided schools. But so far only 1,299 students were given admissions, although 3,239 applicants were allotted seats in the first round reserved for EWS students under the RTE Act."