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Friday, June 26, 2009

RIGHT EDUCATION BILL


RIGHT EDUCATION BILL

The Indian government will take all steps to enact the Right of children to free and compulsory Education Bill. 2005 to provide free and compulsory education to children aged 6-14,and push for the process of examination reforms, including making class X examination optional in accordance with the National Curriculum Frame work- 2005
Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said enactment of the Bill- also known as the Right to Education Bill- will be followed by the notification of 86 th constitutional amendment in the official gazette.
The Right to Education Bill pending in the Rajya sabha is the enabling legislation to notify the 86 th constitutional amendment, passed in December 2002 .” the Bill should be passed in the budget session” The minister said the government intended to make class X examination optional, thus permitting students continuing in the same school to take an internal school assessment instead

Prof. John Kurakar

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