1.The historic bill-Right to Education was passed in parliament on 4th August 2009. It confers upon every Indian child between the age of 6 and 14 years, to access free education in govt. elementary schools.
2. It provides 25% reservation of seats for the students of disadvantaged groups in all schools. This rule is also applicable for private run schools for whom the govt. will pay the expenses.
3. It calls upon each school to provide play fields, drinking water, toilets and library as well as to ensure 1:40 teacher student ratio. It bans capitation fees and the screening and interview of parents and students before admission. It has also declared corporal punishment to students unlawful.
4. However, it has been observed that the law implementation has been very sluggish. For example many schools in Maharashtra have not provided the basic facilities mentioned in this act like drinking water, upgrading the curriculum, etc. It is one of the nine lagging states who have not taken stern steps to implement the law. In Goa, 27,639 students are not covered under the RTE. Many of the Pvt schools are not showing interest in being a part of this movement at the time, when the deadline set for them by the govt. is coming close.
5. To implement this law in the entire nation, we need huge budgetary allocation. We must promote parent teacher association to be monitored by a strict bureaucracy. Absenteeism of teachers and inefficient methodology must be taken care of so that we could provide better education to our children. The pay for teachers which is very low now must be upgraded so that the best brains take on the profession of teaching. This law, if implemented efficiently, can change the fate of the entire nation.
2. It provides 25% reservation of seats for the students of disadvantaged groups in all schools. This rule is also applicable for private run schools for whom the govt. will pay the expenses.
3. It calls upon each school to provide play fields, drinking water, toilets and library as well as to ensure 1:40 teacher student ratio. It bans capitation fees and the screening and interview of parents and students before admission. It has also declared corporal punishment to students unlawful.
4. However, it has been observed that the law implementation has been very sluggish. For example many schools in Maharashtra have not provided the basic facilities mentioned in this act like drinking water, upgrading the curriculum, etc. It is one of the nine lagging states who have not taken stern steps to implement the law. In Goa, 27,639 students are not covered under the RTE. Many of the Pvt schools are not showing interest in being a part of this movement at the time, when the deadline set for them by the govt. is coming close.
5. To implement this law in the entire nation, we need huge budgetary allocation. We must promote parent teacher association to be monitored by a strict bureaucracy. Absenteeism of teachers and inefficient methodology must be taken care of so that we could provide better education to our children. The pay for teachers which is very low now must be upgraded so that the best brains take on the profession of teaching. This law, if implemented efficiently, can change the fate of the entire nation.
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