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Created 28 Sep 2013 - 00:00
The education department has warned schools against threatening students or forcing them to get their Aadhar cards made. The move comes after some parent-teachers’ organisations drew the department’s attention towards the fact that some schools were threatening to expel students who failed to produce their UID card receipts within two days. Sources from the school education ministry also confirmed that no circular making Aadhar cards mandatory for students was issued from their office.
Jayant Jain, president, Forum for Fairness in Education, said that they had been receiving complaints from parents across the city. “While the Supreme Court as well as various high courts in the country have ruled that Aadhar cards cannot be made mandatory, I wonder why the schools resort to such threats. It seems they have an ulterior motive,” he said.
T.M. Dongre, education inspector, north zone, said that ever since the start of the academic year, the department had not come out with any circular pertaining to Aadhar cards being made compulsory. “Parents should ask for a copy of the circular if the school claims that it is from the department. If the school refuses, the parents should contact the department or the education inspector. Strict action will be initiated against the school,” said Mr Dongre.