Hare Krishna.
Dear sirs,
I am Damodara Das from ISKCON. we have a small gurukula that teaches purely vedic subjects (Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-bhagavatam) and four languages (Englis, Hindi, Gujarati, and Sanskrit) to children between 6-14 years age. we are in a process to establish a separate trust for gurukula. we are not teaching as per the norms of regular school mentioned in Right to Education Act 2009. Thus it is not possible for us to get recognition as a regular school. we also do not need to be recognized as a regular school as we have our own arrangements for children's future engagements in our own society and education. All parents are agreed to this, they have no objection.
In the RTE Act Amendment (June 2012) a statement is added to Clause no.2, as statement no.5 - "Nothing contained in this act shall apply to Madaresas, Vedic Pathasalas, and educational institutions primarily imparting religious instruction."
I want to know if we qualify for "educational institutions primarily imparting religious instruction" mentioned in the above statement. Also the guidance to who is qualified to this.
we are concerned that we may be deemed as illegal school by government and thus may be forced to close.
Thankyou,
Regards,
Damodara Das
