Mangaluru: Students’ Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest in front of the DC office against taking Donation in private schools here on April 28.
Addressing the protesters district president Nitin Kuthar said that in DK district a number of private schools and colleges coming up, there are more private educational institutions than government schools and colleges. Private colleges take huge donations for a seat. Because of the donations poor students are deprived of getting a seat in such colleges. Because of the very few government colleges in the district, private colleges take advantage of the students and demand high donations for a seat. Some colleges are increasing the donations and fees structure every year. To put an end to the donations the government brought The Karnataka Educational Institutions (Classification, Regulation and Prescription of
curricula etc.) Rules, 1995. Rules and Notifications under the Karnataka Education Act, 1983, The Karnataka Educational Institutions (Classification, Regulation and Prescription of curricula etc.) (Amendment) Rules, 1999, which were implemented on October 28, 1999.
He demanded to strengthen the district education regulating committee. Action should be taken against the illegal schools. Restrict the schools from taking donations. Taluk level education control board should be opened in taluk level and District level students helpline to be started.
Advocate Dinesh Ulipady said that 4 years ago government brought the right to education act and according to the act every child upto 14 years should get free education. But the educational institutions are not following the rules. Government should take action against such schools and the license should be cancelled.
He further said, “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. To make education a fundamental right of every child the government has brought the act into force in 2010, but the educational institutions are charging fees to every student and the government is not taking any action against the schools. Government is testing the patience of the parents. It should be stopped and every child should get free education until the age of 14”.
Narendra Nayak, Charan Shetty and others were also present.
