With no official order on RTE quota for Class 9 and 10 SC/ST students in Karnataka, private schools demand hefty fees

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Educationists and Dalit organisations had appealed to the Chief Minister to proceed  escaped  and compulsory acquisition  up   to Class 10 for socially, economically and educationally backward SC/ST students nether  the RTE Act.

Educationists and Dalit organisations had appealed to the Chief Minister to proceed escaped and compulsory acquisition up to Class 10 for socially, economically and educationally backward SC/ST students nether the RTE Act. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K

Despite the Karnataka authorities announcing successful the 2026-27 fund that Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) students volition get escaped acquisition successful the aforesaid schoolhouse for Classes 9 and 10 nether the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, nary authoritative bid regarding its implementation has been issued. As a result, parents person alleged that backstage schools are demanding hefty fees from specified students to proceed successful their schools successful Classes 9 and 10.

“My daughter, who was enrolled nether RTE successful a prestigious backstage schoolhouse successful Kengeri, has passed from people 8 to people 9 this year. The schoolhouse absorption is refusing to enroll her successful people 9 nether RTE, saying that they person not received immoderate authoritative bid from the authorities successful this regard. In addition, they are asking for a interest of ₹1.5 lakh to proceed successful people 9,” said Prakash, from Kengeri, Bengaluru.

Published - April 20, 2026 05:56 p.m. IST

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