The government has dismissed reports that private school will pass on the burden to the students while implementing the Right to Education act. The RTE Act mandates the schools to provide free education up to 25 per cent of the students from economically weaker sections between 6 to 14 years of age. In an interview to a private TV channnel, HRD minister Kapil Sibal said that government will take care to ensure education to the students coming from the margins of the society after Class VIII when the provision of the Act comes to an end. He also said that during the 12th Five Year Plan, the government will provide school uniform and textbooks to students. Mr. Sibal also said that the schools can also raise resources from their funds if they have surplus resources and they can also tap the funds provided by corporates through their corporate social responsibility obligation.