Click to play videoNew Delhi: Eight-year-old Kapil may not have to study in a municipal school anymore. With a family income of just Rs 4,500 a month, a good schooling in a decent school has always eluded the youngster.
But now perhaps there is hope for the Delhi High Court has slammed private schools in the city for not implementing the Freeship Scheme.
Says Kapil's father, Ramesh Chand, " It's very difficult to get admission in private schools. When we approach them, they ask us why are we went there in the first place."
The Freeship Scheme looked at reserving 20 per cent of the seats for poorer children because the schools were allotted land at concessional rates by the Government. However, many of the city's top notch schools are falling foul of the guidelines.
Says a lawyer, Ashok Aggarwal, "DPS, Sanskriti, Vasant Valley School, GD Goenka, Modern Schools are all violating the set norms in one way or another."
Kapil has missed an entire academic year after he was given the runaround by private schools — which experts say will come up with a plethora of reasons to avoid admitting such students.
Says Principal, Laxman Public School, Usha Ram, "They feel that the fees will go up and we cannot bear the costs. Secondly they say we did not buy the land cheap so why should we do it?"
Meanwhile, all Kapil has to say is: "The education standard is better and children are not fighting all the time that is why I want to go to a private school."
Getting admission under the Freeship Scheme has become a hassle for Kapil's family, with every authority passing the buck. But for Kapil, it is just about going to a good school.
(With inputs from Jemima Rohekar)
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