Ghaziabad RTE Admission: Special Team to Curb School Arbitrariness, Lottery on Feb 18

• Ghaziabad's 'Mission Admission' under RTE aims to fill 13,515 seats in 1388 private schools for economically weaker children.
• A 13-member special team, led by BSA O.P. Yadav, has been formed to prevent arbitrary actions by schools and fraud by middlemen.
• The first phase of online applications runs from February 2 to February 16, with document verification during the same period.
• The lottery for admissions is scheduled for February 18, and school allotments will be announced on February 20.
• Strict legal action, including FIRs, will be taken against parents found using fake documents; a helpline (8429217007) is available to report extortion.

Why It Matters: Ghaziabad launches transparent RTE admissions with a special team to ensure fairness and prevent fraud.