09-21-2010, 01:41 PM
Sanskriti School, the exclusive preserve of children of officers of all- India services and central services in Delhi, will now go national, as the Centre is planning similar educational institutions all over the country.
However, the new Sanskriti schools -- the first one is already being planned in Shillong -- may go against a key provision of the Right to Education Act that mandates 25% reservation for children of economically weaker sections in the neighbourhood. The new Sanskriti schools, as per the draft, will have only 15% of seats reserved for poor children while 55% will be for children of officers belonging to all-India services or central services.
Read more: Sanskriti schools to open across country - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india...z109KbJJ00
However, the new Sanskriti schools -- the first one is already being planned in Shillong -- may go against a key provision of the Right to Education Act that mandates 25% reservation for children of economically weaker sections in the neighbourhood. The new Sanskriti schools, as per the draft, will have only 15% of seats reserved for poor children while 55% will be for children of officers belonging to all-India services or central services.
Read more: Sanskriti schools to open across country - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india...z109KbJJ00