ZEOs violate RTE – AMPSWA

All Manipur Private School Welfare Association (AMPSWA) today said that ZEO of state education department are collecting Rs. 50 each as registration fee from the student of class VIII in violation to the provision of the RTE.
Speaking to the media person secretary of AMPSWA L. Joy Khuman said that after the implementation of Right to Education (RTE) every child under class 8 has the right to free and compulsory education. The Board of Secondary Education Manipur had stop taking registration fees of class 8 from 2015 after the matter has been insisted by AMPSWA.  Central board of secondary education (CBSE) and other state Board also exempt the registration fee as according to the provision of the RTE.
The AMPSWA general secretary further said that the association was taken by surprise after the ZEO announced Registration fee for class 8 students without fine on or before October 15.
“This is a complete violation of the RTE and the matter has been put to the notice of the Union Human Resource Ministry”, JoyKhuman said.
He said, “Every year AMPSWA conducts Pre Board Exam for the student of class 10 as preparation for their matric examination  during the month of November. For 2015 the Pre Board Exam is going to be held from November 20 to November 30”.
He appealed CSOs and other organization not to call bandh or strike during the examination day.