Action sought against those who take admission in Haryana schools with fake EWS certificates

Tribune News Service

Ambala, January 2

Amid the row over the admission of students belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) under Rule 134 A of the Haryana School Education Rules, a private body has now demanded legal action against people who prepare fake income certificates to get benefit under the scheme.

While the parents have been seeking admissions for children under Rule 134 A, the private schools have been raising questions over the authenticity of income certificates being submitted.

The Rule 134 A of the Haryana School Education Rules provides for free education for 10 per cent seats in private schools for students under the below poverty line (BPL) category and the economically weaker section (EWS). The annual income of such parents should be less than Rs 2 lakh. Kulbhushan Sharma, president, Federation of Private Schools Welfare Association, said, “Every year, allegations are put on private schools that they do not give admission to the needy. The schools have been asking the government to clear dues of previous years and ensure only genuine students get admissions.”

“It has been seen that wrong candidates are being enrolled with the help of fake income certificates. People know that if they are caught, the only penalty will be cancellation of their ward’s enrollment.