Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 13: An executive body meeting of Private Schools Association was held under the chairmanship of Kamal Gupta, president J&K PSA Jammu, for resenting the enforcement of Rule 13 of Section 5 of SRO 292 of 2018 by the State Government on the unaided Private schools, according to which all such schools are directed to maintain a website to disclose information to general public under the provisions of J&K RTI Act, 2009.
General secretary of the Association Ajay Gupta briefed the members and said that unaided private schools are not covered under RTI Act 2009 as per the information circulated by the J&K State Information Commission on May 13, 2011. “State RTI Act gives right to every person residing in the State to obtain information about any Government Department or Public Authority constituted under the State / Central law and which is financed by the State exchequer or such authority / organization or body which is financed substantially directly or indirectly by the Government. So bringing all unaided Private schools under the ambit of JKRTI Act 2009 is unconstitutional and has no legal standing,” he explained.
Kamal Gupta along with other members appealed to rectify rule 13 of section 5 of SRO 292 of 2018 for broader good of this sacred domain of education.
Trending Now
E-Paper
Follow our WhatsApp channel