Government yet to clear ₹650 crore, says D. Shashi KumarPrivate school managements will protest against the State government if the reimbursement of RTE dues is not cleared soon, said D. Shashi Kumar, State general secretary of the Associate Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka. In a press conference in Hassan on Saturday, Mr. Shashi Kumar said the government was yet to clear ₹650 crore towards RTE reimbursements. “However, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar had said all dues had been cleared. Among the 20,000 private schools in the State, more than 18,000 schools were dependent on the monthly fee they collect from parents for routine expenses. He also criticised the government for not providing any relief for teachers of private schools during the pandemic.

Source: The Hindu December 26, 2020 18:27 UTC