RTE Act Details through RTI

Information seeking under Section-3 and Section-6(1) of RTI Act, 2005

To

The Public Information Officer

The District Education Officesent to 6 Districts in AP and 3 in TS
 

Sub: Information seeking under Section-3 and Section-6(1) of RTI Act, 2005

Please provide the details of Ananthapuram Dt schools, teachers and pupil as sought below;

1.     According to Section 2(n)(iv) [in short, Private School]of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, here after referred as RTE Act, 2009, how many schools are present and Pupil strength in the school and total number of teachers, How many of them are granted Recognition u/s 18 of RTE Act 2009, and Rule 14 of The AP Right of Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, here after referred as AP RTE Rules, 2010. The requested information must be present online as per Act and Rules. Please provide the online Location.

2.     How many of the total schools Private Schools (as defined in 2(n)(iv) of RTE Act, 2009) are providing minimum 25 % of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Quota, Which is mandatory according to section 12(1) (c) of RTE Act, 2009, and Rule 14(h) of AP RTE Rules, 2010.

3.     Please provide the website location where the DEO Office uploaded the fee reimbursement details for the schools as defined in 2(n)(iv) of RTE Act, for providing Education to EWS as stated in Section 12(2) of RTE Act, 2009. The disclosure is mandatory as per Rule 10 (8) of AP Rules, besides according to Section-4(1)(b)(xii) & 4 (2) of RTI Act, 2005, it is mandatory to upload the said data.

4.     Please provide the copies of DEO Orders for the complaints on Capitation fee or Screening procedure, if any. u/s 4(1)(d) the decisions must be published online. Please provide the web location.

5.     Any Private school, as defined in Section-2(n)(iv), Violating the provision of RTE Act, 2009 and AP RTE Rules 2010, the recognition shall be withdrawn. Please provide the copies of such recognition withdrawing orders by DEO, if any. u/s 4(1)(d) the decisions must be published online. Please provide the web location.

6.     As per Rule 14(1) of AP RTE Rules, 2010, the Form-I submitted by Schools, applied for recognition must also be taken in electronic form in order to publish in public domain. Please provide the public domain where this data available.

7.      u/s 25 of RTE Act, 2009 Teacher Pupil ratio must be maintained within six months of from the commencement of the Act. Please provide the details of Teachers and pupils of each school and class. Please provide the website location where DEO has updated all the details.

8.     According to Rule 7 of AP RTE Rules, 2010, Local Authority should maintain a record of all children till they attain the age of 14 years, the records must be published in public domain and updated every year. The record should also include parents name and Occupation among other details. Please provide the website location where these details are available.

9.     Please provide the legislations, regulations which are in force to govern the salary and allowances of teachers in private schools as specified in Rule 21 of AP RTE Rules, 2010. u/s 4(1)(b)(v) all the rules, regulations must be published online. Please provide the web location.

10.                        As per section 4(1)(b)(xiii) of RTI Act, 2005, authorization granted by any public authority must be published online. Recognition is Authorization given to run one school. Therefore the Recognition certificates must be updated online. Please provide the website Location of the same.

11.                        Please provide the details of the concerned officer at district and State level to implement the provisions of RTE Act, 2009.

We have attached 10 Rs IPO (                     ) towards fee for RTI Application as per Section-6(1) of RTI Act. All the Information sought in the application should be present online, therefore we assume we no need to pay any extra fee. If Honorable PIO decides otherwise, as per Section 7(3) of RTI Act please provide the details of Extra Fee payment to get the information.

Besides we have taken due care to decide the PIO of DEO as the responsible to give the above sought information. If Honorable PIO decides otherwise, as per Section 6(3) of RTI Act please transfer the Application to the concerned PIO.

Thanking You Sir,

Yours Faithfully

Rajendra Kumar Kommoju             

Thandava Yogesh                

Venu Prasad M                     

2/3 LLB, A.U,                               

H:No: 55-7-61/3,                             

H.B.Colony,                                   

Visakhapatnam,                               

530022.