NEW DELHI: With barely few months left for the Right to Education (RTE) Act to be implemented across the nation, the HRD ministry says it has put most of the system and process in place.
On Saturday, as the ministry engages in a brainstorming session on RTE, sources said the Centre has taken a huge step, pledging Rs 2.31 lakh crore for RTE that will be spent over the next five years. The funding pattern stands changed to 65:35 for five years. Besides, the Sarva Shiksha Abhijan's (SSA) budget has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 19,000 this year. Supplementary plans for states have also been done.
The key issue yet to be decided will be the screening process in residential schools like the government-run Navodaya Vidyalayas and private boarding schools. The defiance of screening rules by the Delhi government is also likely to come up for discussion, sources added.
Lack of funds for recruiting teachers has also been dealt with. The Centre has not only approved hiring of 4.55 lakh teachers out of the 5.08-lakh vacancy, but also agreed to pay for their salaries. There is also a dire need for nearly five lakh teachers, which come under the state governments' domain.
Though only 2.74 lakh classrooms out of 14.25 lakh additional classrooms have been sanctioned, sources explained that it is less because of the 33% ceiling on SSA work.
Centre has decided to pay for two sets of uniforms for girls and children belonging to SC/ST and BPL category. While, states will pay for the uniform of general category boys.
In order to enhance academic support, the government has already sanctioned 1,077 additional Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
Many states like Arunachal Pradesh, Oriss, Sikkim, Manipur and Union Territories without legislature like Delhi and Chandigarh have notifed the rules. Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and others have already formulated the draft rules.
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights have come up in Assam, Arunachal, Bihar, Delhi, Sikkim, J&K, MP, Maharashtra, Mizoram and Rajasthan. Many states have also issued child right orders, stating that there will be no expulsion and detention in class.
On Saturday, as the ministry engages in a brainstorming session on RTE, sources said the Centre has taken a huge step, pledging Rs 2.31 lakh crore for RTE that will be spent over the next five years. The funding pattern stands changed to 65:35 for five years. Besides, the Sarva Shiksha Abhijan's (SSA) budget has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 19,000 this year. Supplementary plans for states have also been done.
The key issue yet to be decided will be the screening process in residential schools like the government-run Navodaya Vidyalayas and private boarding schools. The defiance of screening rules by the Delhi government is also likely to come up for discussion, sources added.
Lack of funds for recruiting teachers has also been dealt with. The Centre has not only approved hiring of 4.55 lakh teachers out of the 5.08-lakh vacancy, but also agreed to pay for their salaries. There is also a dire need for nearly five lakh teachers, which come under the state governments' domain.
Though only 2.74 lakh classrooms out of 14.25 lakh additional classrooms have been sanctioned, sources explained that it is less because of the 33% ceiling on SSA work.
Centre has decided to pay for two sets of uniforms for girls and children belonging to SC/ST and BPL category. While, states will pay for the uniform of general category boys.
In order to enhance academic support, the government has already sanctioned 1,077 additional Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
Many states like Arunachal Pradesh, Oriss, Sikkim, Manipur and Union Territories without legislature like Delhi and Chandigarh have notifed the rules. Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and others have already formulated the draft rules.
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights have come up in Assam, Arunachal, Bihar, Delhi, Sikkim, J&K, MP, Maharashtra, Mizoram and Rajasthan. Many states have also issued child right orders, stating that there will be no expulsion and detention in class.
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