Government likely to impose 25 percent quota in private schools

New Delhi, July 2

A day after reinforcing job quota in faculty of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday said the government is "committed" to reserving 25 percent seats in private schools for weaker sections.

The minister said this during an interaction with officials of 30 private schools in the national capital, a ministry statement said.

"In reply to a question on whether the government would be proposing 25 percent seats of private schools to be reserved for weaker sections, as stated in the Right to Education Bill placed in the Rajya Sabha, Sibal reiterated the government’s commitment to the proposal,” the ministry said.

The statement quoted Sibal as saying that “we all have our societal obligations and we must contribute towards this end”.

Sibal proposed setting up of a group to discuss reforms in the education system. He said principals of private schools will be invited to be part of this group.

The minister also suggested that dysfunctional government schools be given over to private management for efficient functioning.

Last updated on Jul 2^nd, 2009 at 20:05 pm IST--IANS

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