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Due to the discriminatory attitude of the Haryana government, about 5000 schools in the state have reached the verge of closure, of which around 2000 schools have temporary recognition. Every time, only a one-year extension was given to them by the government, so that they can fulfill the rules.
(MOREPIC1) Due to the government not extending the recognition period of these schools this year, the future of 5 lakh children studying there is clouded with darkness, says the National President of NISA and State President of the Federation of Private Schools Welfare Association, Dr. Kulbhushan Sharma.
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday Dr. Kulbhushan Sharma said that the private schools were trying to get out of the economic recession caused by the pandemic. The government has left them to die by not extending their recognition. The government, by misusing its power, wants to close down small schools on the pretext of the Right to Education Act, while the government's own schools do not follow the rules mentioned in this Act.(SUBHEAD)
He said that many government schools in Haryana do not live up to the rules of the Right to Education Act, but action is being taken against small private schools. However, the same schools have been providing affordable education to children. He asked the Chief Minister to immediately stop this discrimination and demanded to provide relief for such schools. He also asked that when nowhere else in the country schools were being treated like this, then why in Haryana?
Sharma also accused the government of partial behaviour in the online admission process. In government schools, the OTP is sent to the head of the school, while in private schools, the OTP goes to the parent’s phone, which creates unnecessary hassles in admission. He demanded that this process should be equal for both schools, and warned of protests in case the discrimination continues.