The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to implement the Right to Education Act under which children in the age group of six to 14 years will be provided free and compulsory education.
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Principal Secretary (cabinet coordination and secretariat) Ravikant told reporters here.
Under the rules, all private schools in the state will be bound to reserve 25 per cent seats for the children from poor socio-economic background for which such schools will get assistance from the state government, he said.
The cabinet also approved guidelines about the implementation of the Right to Service Bill in Bihar, including the appellate authorities for public grievances arising out of the delay in non-disposal of their applications for a particular work, Ravikant said.