MANGALORE: There are few takers for the 25% seats reserved for the economically weaker section (EWS) under the Right To Education Act, this academic year.
Though all unaided schools have reserved 25% seats in Class I for needy children, more than 50% of these seats remain vacant in Dakshina Kannada district, even after admissions are done with.
The department of public instruction had reserved 1,645 seats in 143 unaided schools in the district. However, the response from the EWS was lukewarm. A total of 825 applications were received for admission to Class I under the RTE category in seven blocks of the district. After scrutiny, 763 children were admitted, though only 46.38% of the allotted seats were filled.
A total of 409 seats in 33 schools were reserved in Mangalore taluk block, 306 seats in 21 schools in Mangalore city, 85 seats in nine schools in Sullia, 349 in 27 schools in Puttur, 311 in 33 schools in Bantwal and 107 seats in 10 schools in Moodabidri block.
Looked upon as the answer to society's lopsided progress, it appears that somewhere, there are lapses in the implementation of the RTE quota policy. Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act mandates that unaided schools reserve 25% seats in Class I.
Lack of clarity and awareness of the provisions of the Act is said to be the reason for the poor response. The department is looking forward to implementing the scheme effectively from the next academic year. Activists working in the field of education say that poor people were not informed in advance about their privilege.
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