Despite directions, Delhi Pvt schools didn't give admission to EWS students, says NCPCR
India Today
In a letter to the Delhi Chief Secretary, the NCPCR sought details of EWS admissions in private schools from the 2020-21 academic year.
On Friday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, NCPCR, said that despite its directions, private schools in Delhi did not give admission to certain children under the economically weaker section (EWS) category. In a letter to the Delhi Chief Secretary, the NCPCR sought details of EWS admissions in private schools from the 2020-21 academic year.
The letter stated that it had been observed that despite strict directions to the officers and branches involved in ensuring admission of the candidates under the EWS, DG and CWSN categories, they had not been given admission till date.
Further, the commission has also asked how many seats remained vacant in the respective year after admission of children against allotted seats. "The requisite response with mentioned details may kindly be submitted to the Commission within seven days of receipt of this letter,” the NCPCR wrote to the Delhi Chief Secretary.
(With PTI inputs)
