FePSA seeks CM's intervention to release RTE funds
M K Stalin
's immediate intervention to resolve challenges like delayed approval for schools by Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), and release of pending Right to Education (RTE) funds.
In a statement, FePSA said that more than 67 lakh students and nearly 6 lakh teachers and staff depend on private schools across the state. Many institutions are on the brink of closure due to excessive bureaucracy. Several schools are struggling to renew their DTCP approval, a licence for the building, and have called for a one-time approval. Even schools established long ago are being forced to submit land ownership documents, which many find difficult to provide.
For schools that were approved prior to 2018, DTCP clearance is being demanded again. Since the process moved online, there is a lack of transparency, said FePSA state president M Arumugam.
He also pointed out that since RTE funds did not reach private schools, no admissions were held under the scheme this academic year. This affects at least 4 lakh students between LKG and Class VIII. "Since RTE is a legal mandate, opposing it is a violation. We are caught in a political tussle between the state and central govts," he added. FePSA has urged the state govt to act in this regard immediately.
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