Last Updated:January 15, 2026, 05:08 IST The apex court expressed concern over the ‘systemic gaps’ that have historically hindered the successful integration of EWS students into elite private institutions The court asserted that true social transformation can only be achieved when children from diverse strata of society learn and grow together in the same classrooms. (Representational photo) The Supreme Court of India has issued a landmark directive aimed at revitalising the Right to Education (RTE) Act, declaring that the admission of underprivileged children into private educational institutions must be treated as a “national mission”. In a significant judgement, a bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ordered state and central government authorities to frame comprehensive rules to ensure the effective implementation of the 25 per cent reservation for children from economically weaker sections (EWS) and socially disadvantaged groups in private, unaided, non-minority schools. The apex court expressed concern over the “systemic gaps” that have historically hindered the successful integration of EWS students into elite private institutions. While the RTE Act has mandated this quota for …