Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is looking into the delay in admissions of children from weaker and disadvantaged groups to private unaided schools in Punjab under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The commission sought details from the school education department regarding RTE admissions in private schools following complaints from a Mohali-based non-governmental organisation and some social activists about the 'denial' of admission to children belonging to economically weaker sections.

The NGO, Action Committee for RTE Act, Punjab, flagged the denial of admission to 122 eligible children under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act during the 2025-26 ...