BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (
KSCPCR) has written to the government, seeking an investigation into the
RTE Parents’ Association,
an NGO that assists parents in filing
online applications for seats under the
RTE quota, for alleged leak of student data.
KSCPCR chairperson Kripa Alva, in her letter to the commissioner of public instructions on March 21, 2018, cited media reports that the association was about to sign a memorandum of understanding with a Delhi-based organisation for selling data about students.
“It’s learnt that the MoU has been cancelled, but the government has not conducted any investigation. Does the government have any details how the association gets funding? The association has data of parents and students from poorer sections of society who are seeking RTE seats in private unaided schools. Has the government put in place anything to make sure the association doesn’t misuse the data?” read the letter, a copy of which is with TOI.
Alva asked the government to submit a report to her by March 26.
However, RTE Parents’ Association general secretary B N Yogananda refuted the allegations. “We are a voluntary organisation. We’re open to any investigation, including the CBI. We have no student data with us. We’re working to bridge the gap between parents and the government to help the former procure seats under RTE,” he said.
