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RTE nearing 5 years, 1 lakh schools shut down across India: national forum -Jasleen Kaur

-Governance Now

Government surrendering assets to private players in educational field, alleges national RTE forum; plans to start nationwide campaign for last 150 days till final deadline for implementation of RTE Act on March 31, 2015

About 1 lakh schools have been closed down across the country since the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in April 2010, according to data compiled by a civil society organisation tracking the big-ticket legislation carried out by the former UPA government.

In the last about five years, merger and closure of various government primary schools have taken place in different states, says the national RTE forum, a civil society coalition of 10,000 grassroots organisations, educationists, national networks and teacher's organisations.

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