2010 APRIL-1- EDUCATION BECOMES

2010 APRIL-1- EDUCATION BECOMES
A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

On Thursday- April 1-2010- India will join a group of few countries in the world, with a historic law making education a fundamental right of every child coming in to force. Making elementary education an entitlement for
Children in the 6-14 age group. The right of children to free and compulsory Education Act,2009 will directly benefit close to one crore children who do not go to school at present.
April-1 Thursday is a historic day as the right to Education Act comes in to effect, for the first time education will become a constitutional right.
Nearly 92 lakh children who had either dropped out of schools or never been to any educational institution, will get elementary education as it will be binding on the part of the local and state governments to ensure that all children in the 6-14 age group get schooling.
As per the Act, private education institution should reserve 25 percent seats for children from the weaker sections of the society. The center and the states have agreed to share the financial burden in the ratio of 55 :45. The Finance Commission has given Rs 25,000 crore to the states for implementing the Act. The center has approved an outlay of Rs 15,000 crore for 2010-2011.
The school management Committee or the local authority will identify the drop outs or out of school children aged above six and admit them in classes appropriate to their age after giving special training. As per Act, the school need to have minimum facilities such as adequate teachers,play ground and infrastructure.

Prof. John Kurakar