Compliance Audit on Admissions of Children Belonging to Weaker Sections and Disadvantaged Groups by Unaided Non-Minority Schools under RTE in Tamil Nadu
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Even though the Act came into effect from 1 April 2010 and GoTN notified the Rules in November 2011, GoTN did not notify the local authorities to ensure proper implementation of provisions of the Act. Out of 1,866 unaided non-minority schools in the test-checked districts, 801 schools did not provide 25 per cent reservation in admission and in 69 test-checked schools, as against 929 children to be admitted under the Act, only 407 children were admitted. Children were admitted under the 25 per cent reservation without ensuring their eligibility for such admission. Fifty nine schools collected fees from students admitted in violation of provisions of the Act. The children admitted under the Act were not provided with free uniform or textbooks and writing materials by 83 schools. GoTN did not provide funds for reimbursement of expenditure to unaided non-minority schools. The monitoring of implementation of the Act was inadequate.