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Not being able to bear the burden of financial loses due to RTE reimbursement issues for the past four years, private schools of the city have urged the government to issue school vouchers. Schools are of the opinion that through the voucher system, the government would have to send the amount (approximately Rs 17,329 per student) directly to the parents’ bank accounts. This would make the government accountable to the parents and schools would not be the ultimate sufferer.