THE PARLIAMENT APPROVED RIGHT TO FREE EDUCATION BILL
The parliament has adopted ‘ the Right of children to Free and compulsory Education Bill, 2009 which envisages providing free and compulsory education to children in the 6-14 age group with the Lok sabha approving it by voice vote on Tuesday 4th August 2009. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on July 20. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal termed the center’s move a’ national enterprise that would help shape India’s future” the legislation would ensure every child’s right to education and the obligation of the government to impart it. The law would ensure that the child got free, compulsory and quality education by qualified teachers.
The curriculum would be less rigorous and it would ensure all- round development of children, while 25 percent of seats in every private school would be allocated for children from disadvantaged groups including differently abled children at entry level, as far as minority institutions were concerned up to 50 percent of those seats could be offered to students from their communities. Every 100 children attending elementary school only 12 reach the graduation level, in
Europe it was 50-70 students reaching college from elementary level and global average is 27. The centre wanted to increase India’s average to 15 by 2012 and 30-35 by 2020.
Prof John Kurakar
The parliament has adopted ‘ the Right of children to Free and compulsory Education Bill, 2009 which envisages providing free and compulsory education to children in the 6-14 age group with the Lok sabha approving it by voice vote on Tuesday 4th August 2009. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on July 20. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal termed the center’s move a’ national enterprise that would help shape India’s future” the legislation would ensure every child’s right to education and the obligation of the government to impart it. The law would ensure that the child got free, compulsory and quality education by qualified teachers.
The curriculum would be less rigorous and it would ensure all- round development of children, while 25 percent of seats in every private school would be allocated for children from disadvantaged groups including differently abled children at entry level, as far as minority institutions were concerned up to 50 percent of those seats could be offered to students from their communities. Every 100 children attending elementary school only 12 reach the graduation level, in
Europe it was 50-70 students reaching college from elementary level and global average is 27. The centre wanted to increase India’s average to 15 by 2012 and 30-35 by 2020.
Prof John Kurakar
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