CHENNAI: PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu government, alleging that its implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools has ‘miserably failed’, leaving thousands of underprivileged students deprived of their rightful access to education.

Anbumani said the state’s recent notification inviting applications for admissions has exposed its lack of foresight and planning.

“Under the RTE Act, the government must issue a notification in March, accept applications in April, and complete admissions by May. However, citing a lack of central funding, the Tamil Nadu government delayed the process and released the notification only on October 2,” he said.

As a result, he added, the initiative has received applications for less than hal

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