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The Odisha government has asked Private schools in Koraput district to follow the Right to Education (RTE) Act guidelines and get their doubts cleared by the district education office. 

Jaya Kumar V, District Collector of Koraput said that the schools have been directed to take certain measures for the safety of the children and create a favorable environment for academic activities

A meeting in this regard was organized by the district administration recently in which principals of over 80 private schools participated. A district official said that the meeting included a detailed presentation on the Act and also a question and answer session.

Officials said that the private schools were asked to hang a board displaying details of the teachers appointed including their educational qualification and student strength apart from giving 25 per cent reservation to children belonging to economically-weaker sections, which is mandatory under the Act.

The private schools were also asked to write the school's name in Odia language and maintain the student-teacher ratio.