The Madras High Court ordered the central government to immediately allocate the funds required to admit the students in private schools under the Right to Compulsory Education Act to the Tamil Nadu Government.
The Central Government did not allocate funds from 2021 to 2023.
The Central Government stated that the tuition fee has not been allocated since the state government did not sign a MoU with the Central Government regarding the implementation of the new education policy.
Under RTE Act,the tuition fee for the 25 percent reservation for the poor students will be paid by Central Government.
The court has also stated that, the Samagra Shiksha scheme under the RTE Act is indeed similar to the implementation of the New Education Policy, 2020, but the duties under the RTE are independent.
In the financial year 2024-25, an estimated Rs 3,586 crore was to be allocated under the Samagra Shiksha scheme by both the state and central governments.
Of this, the central government's share is Rs 2,151 crore.