HIV affected, OBCs included in 25% quota under Right to Education Act: Maharashtra government

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's education department has decided to open its website portal for the admissions under the 25 per cent quota of the Right to Education Act. After the state government revised the procedure of online admission under the RTE quota, parents who missed out filling the online admission forms this year will be able to fill out the forms by next week.

The state government, on Thursday, issued a resolution on the online admission process under the 25 per cent RTE quota which included children with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within the socially and economically weaker sections (EWS) reserved category. Additionally, Vimukt Jaati nomadic tribes(VJNT), other backward classes (OBC) and special backward classes (SBC) have also been included in the RTE online admission process.

Earlier only schedule dcaste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST), handicapped and economically weaker section children were allowed to obtain admission under the 25 per cent quota under the RTE act.

Mahesh Palkar, BMC's education officer, said, "We are waiting for the directions to come from the director of primary education in Pune. It is expected by Monday or Tuesday. The website will be opened for all parents again who missed the chance of filing form this year and also for newly added sections of society."