KAMS vs State of Karnataka — RTE reimbursement petition

Updates

1. News14 Oct 2026

   KAMS moves HC over unchanged RTE reimbursement rates since 2017

   RTE reimbursement: Karnataka High Court issues notice to governments on a petition by KAMS challenging unchanged per-child expenditure rates for private unaided schools since 2017.

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   An association of private schools filed a legal petition regarding the money the government pays them.

   Who:

   KAMS is the school association, the State of Karnataka is the government, and the Karnataka High Court is the judicial body.

   When:

   Reported on 14 Oct 2026.

   Where:

   Karnataka High Court, Karnataka.

   Why:

   The school association claims the government has not changed the reimbursement rates for school seats since the year 2017.

   What it means:

   The court will now review the request to change these payment rates for the private schools.

   Deccan Herald
2. News14 Oct 2026

   Private unaided schools move Karnataka HC on delay in reimbursement of expenditure for RTE quota students

   Association of schools also seeks a national protocol for determination of ‘Per Child Expenditure’

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   Private schools filed a legal petition because the government is late paying them for teaching poorer students.

   Who:

   The petitioners are private unaided schools under KAMS, the respondent is the State of Karnataka, and the court is the Karnataka High Court.

   When:

   Reported on 14 Oct 2026.

   Where:

   Karnataka High Court, Karnataka.

   Why:

   The schools say the state has failed to pay them for the costs of educating students admitted under the Right to Education quota.

   What it means:

   The court will now review the school association's request to force the state to release the unpaid funds.

   The Hindu