The plea said that free education will help children complete their basic education. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Vermamore-inThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the State government on a petition seeking direction for a change in law to extend free education under Right to Education (RTE) to Economically Weaker Students in unaided schools beyond Class VIII and up to Class XII. The NGO has in its petition sought directions on extending Section 12 (1)(C) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act to students beyond the age group of 6-14 years. “Since government schools are Hindi-medium, these will not only be highly prejudicial to students’ interest but also defeat the very object of providing free education in an unaided private school,” the plea said. “Their parents are not in a position to pay hefty fees in unaided private schools from Class IX onwards,” it added.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2018 20:10 UTC