RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT, 2009
As an organization and as an individual’s (team
of houseofnotes.com) we strongly support right to education , We believe that
every child has its birth right to get full primary education and till the age
of 18. We congratulate government of India and education ministry for their
wonderful work, and we believe that government will show its equal commitment in
insuring proper implementation of this law. The day of 01/April /2009 will be
remembered as a historical day in the history of India and mankind and in next
few years we will observe the amazing results of this act.
Now the underprivileged students can also avail the facility of studding in good
educational environment which till date is not possible, it is very necessary
for the development of our country and society that every child completes his
primary education. According to this right Every child in the age group of 6-14
years will be provided 8 years of elementary education in an age appropriate
classroom in the vicinity of his/her neighborhood. R.T.E. serves as a building
block to ensure that every child has his or her right to get a quality
elementary education, and that the State fulfils this obligation. According to
R.T.E. where in a school, there is no provision for completion of elementary
education, a child shall have a right to seek transfer to any other school with
few conditions. By implementing this act India became one of 135 countries to
make education a fundamental right of every child.
It is estimated that
Rs 175,000 crores
would be required in the next five years to implement the Act, and in April
2010 the central government agreed to sharing the funding for implementing the
law in the ratio of 65 to 35 between the centre and the states, and a ratio of
90 to 10 for the north-eastern states. However, in July 2010, this
figure was upgraded to Rs. 235,000
crores, and the center raises its share to 70%
The major problem in implementation of R.T.E. IS lack of awareness. India’s apex
monitor of the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, National
Commission for Protection of Rights of Children’s Chairperson, Dr. Shanta Sinha
said: Awareness about the Act continues to be extremely low, especially at the
levels below the State capitals. What we see is that people are hardly ware and
besides that teachers and head teachers have only rudimentary information. The
Centre has decided to display the main provisions of the law on the walls of the
government buildings so as to create awareness among the people . Things to be
listed on the wall will include the basic entitlements for children under the
Right to Education Act. There are some 8.1 million such children,
according to the HRD ministry, Apart from that there are many hurdles have to be
overcome for effective implementation of the Act as the states don't have the
necessary wherewithal and infrastructure.
The right of education law states that-
All private schools shall be required to enroll children from weaker sections
and disadvantaged communities in their incoming class to the extent of 25% of
their enrolment, by simple random selection. No seats in this quota can be left
vacant. These children will be treated on par with all the other children in the
school and subsidized by the State at the rate of average per learner costs in
the government schools (unless the per learner costs in the private school are
lower).
All schools will have to prescribe to norms and standards laid out in the Act
and no school that does not fulfill these standards within 3 years will be
allowed to function. All private schools will have to apply for recognition,
failing which they will be penalized to the tune of Rs 1 lakh and if they still
continue to function will be liable to pay Rs 10,000 per day as fine. Norms and
standards of teacher qualification and training are also being laid down by an
Academic Authority. Teachers in all schools will have to subscribe to these
norms within 5 years.