199 of 218 schools under Raju Tadvi are in order

In a detailed response to the allegations raised over the compliance of private schools with the Right to Education (RTE) Act, authorities from the BMC have clarified that the status of the 218 private unaided schools under scrutiny.

- Vikrant Jha

The development comes in the wake of allegations of negligence against Raju Tadvi - a former BMC education officer and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from the Chopda constituency - by Nitin Dalvi of the State Students, Parents and Teachers Federation. Dalvi had filed a formal complaint with the civic body alleging that 218 private unaided schools operating within the BMC area were functioning without renewal under the RTE Act. Dalvi had urged the BMC to refrain from accepting Tadvi's resignation until a thorough inquiry was completed.