The Cabinet on August 23, Wednesday, approved a part of the proposal allowing Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, to open schools in the state. "The department had proposed to allow any individual to open a school in this state. This would help create better competition thus improving the quality of schools," confirmed an official source in the state education department. And third, any company as per the Act can open a school without the requirement of having a trust. "By allowing private companies to open schools, the government wants to make education more expensive and less accessible.

Source: dna August 27, 2017 02:37 UTC