The finance department has stopped Right to Education (RTE) entitlements for 50,000 state private schools citing that the schools were shut due to the pandemic and the bills could not be cleared without verifying if regular online classes were conducted.
The has to pay more than Rs 300 crore to the private schools under RTE. According to sources in the department, the proposal of releasing the amount was cleared by the finance department earlier and funds for some schools were also released, however, the department decided to take back the amount released.
As the schools remained closed in the session 2020-21, and students were made to study online. The finance department has asked the government to make a complete plan and verify the quality of education on the basis of which funds will be released and the mode of payment will be decided.