Main features of Right to Education Bill
July 31st, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The salient features of the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Bill are -
- Free and compulsory education to all children of India in the six to 14 age group;
- No child shall be held back, expelled, or required to pass a board examination until completion of elementary education;
- A child who completes elementary education (upto class 8) shall be awarded a certificate;
- Calls for a fixed student-teacher ratio;
- Will apply to all of India except Jammu and Kashmir;
- Provides for 25 percent reservation for economically disadvantaged communities in admission to Class One in all private schools;
- Mandates improvement in quality of education;
- School teachers will need adequate professional degree within five years or else will lose job;
– School infrastructure (where there is problem) to be improved in three years, else recognition cancelled;
– Financial burden will be shared between state and central government
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- Delhi to recruit 13,000 teachers - Nov 11, 2011
- Over 21 percent hike in RTE funds - Mar 16, 2012
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- Plea in court over right to education rules for Delhi - Oct 11, 2011
- Uttar Pradesh mosques double up as primary schools (With Image) - Feb 07, 2012
- India pledges right to education for all (Second Lead) - Apr 01, 2010
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