FIR to be lodged against private schools not admitting students under EWS quota: Delhi Assembly panel

Last Update: 16 July 2022 at 4:41 pm IST

Even after the notice, some private schools have not admitted EWS students and given them stationery (Representational image)

Even after the notice, some private schools have not admitted EWS students and given them stationery (Representational image)

The SC/ST Welfare Committee of the Delhi Assembly has asked the Education Department to register an FIR against private schools denying admission to EWS students.

The SC/ST Welfare Committee of the Delhi Assembly has asked the Education Department to register an FIR against private schools denying admission to EWS students. Committee chairman Vishesh Ravi said that on the instructions of the panel, the education department had issued show cause notices to private schools denying admission to students belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS).

Even after the notice, some private schools have not admitted EWS students and have not given them stationery. Therefore, the committee has asked the education department to register an FIR on receipt of complaints against such private schools. On the instructions of the committee, show cause notices were issued to GD Salwan School, Salwan School, SD Public School, Ramjas Public School, JD Tytler School and other private schools.

These schools denied admission to the students under the EWS quota and also did not provide free stationery, books and uniforms to the students as per the rules, the statement said.

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