Rohtak: According to the Edu Dept., don’t deny youngsters an education because they lack Aadhaar

Due to the lack of identifying documents like the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) and Aadhaar card, migrant laborers and construction workers are having difficulty getting their kids accepted to government schools.

The Directorate of School Education (DSE), Haryana, has requested in a letter to all District Education Officers (DEOs), District Elementary Education Officers (DEEOs), Block Education Officers (BEOs), and Block Elementary Education Officers (BEEOs) in the state to make sure that no child is denied the Right to Education (RTE) because the aforementioned documents are missing.

The government has discovered that some children—particularly those of migrant laborers, brick-kiln and construction workers—are not being allowed to register, which is wrong. The letter continues, “Children without an Aadhaar number or PPP must be registered without any obstacles.

In accordance with the terms of the Right to Education Act of 2009, the directorate has directed the relevant authorities to accept all children who want to attend school. The letter states that “as required by the RTE Act, the names of all children must be entered in the admission register and they should also be provided with free textbooks and workbooks.”

The DSE has upheld that, in accordance with Rule 9 (1) of the Haryana Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, if a kid lacks a birth certificate, the record of the Anganwadi center, hospital, nurse, or midwife would be legitimate.

The letter states, “An affidavit regarding the child’s age provided by the parents or guardians will be valid even if none of these documents are available.”

The aforementioned instructions are to be sent to all schools under the authority of the DEOs, DEEOs, BEOs, and BEEOs. They are to make sure that no kid is refused RTE or registration because they do not have a PPP or Aadhaar number.

The action has been praised by children rights campaigner Naresh Kumar, who recently wrote to the state authorities about the difficulties migrant laborers experience in getting their children accepted to government schools because they lack identification documents. He said, “It’s a great move on the part of the state government and will help the poor migrant workers send their kids to school.”