Rajasthan government hints at revising income limit under RTE

Jaipur | Monday | 25th February, 2019

Summary:

Officials said that income limit of the beneficiary family is being examined to increase from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh per year. Under the income limit of Rs 1 lakh the admissions were restricted to 1.30 lakh against the 2.5 lakh total number of seats. JAIPUR: State education department has hinted to increase the income limit under the Right to Education Act aiming to pass on the benefit to low and middle income group families. The move will increase the number of admissions in private schools under the RTE. It was however, challenged in the court which directed the government fix the income to at least Rs 1 lakh..