Free education for all becomes valid from today

April 12, 2012 10:49

The Supreme Court upholds the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act. The RTE is applicable from today. The SC also holds that 25 per cent of seats will be reserved for poor in government and private schools. However, the RTE is not applicable in private minority schools. It is also not applicable for boarding schools, but only day schools. More details in a bit.

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