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Right To Education Act 2009: A Presentation by Amrita Sinha MA (Edu) 2016-17
Right To Education Act 2009: A Presentation by Amrita Sinha MA (Edu) 2016-17
A Presentation by
Amrita Sinha
MA (Edu) 2016-17
Background
• The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002
inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide
free and compulsory education of all children in the age group
of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right
• It prohibits
(a) physical punishment and mental harassment;
(b) screening procedures for admission of children;
(c) capitation fee;
(d) private tuition by teachers and
(e) running of schools without recognition,
Main Provisions Contd .
• The RTE Act provides for development of curriculum in
consonance with the values enshrined in the Constitution, and
which would ensure the all-round development of the child,
building on the child’s knowledge, potentiality and talent and
making the child free of fear, trauma and anxiety through a
system of child friendly and child centred learning.
Challenges in Implementation
• The states are expected to respond to the situation arising out
of the implementation of the Act.
• States and UTs are required to pay special attention to cope
with the situation in terms of appointment of qualified
teachers, development of special training programmes for out-
of-school children admitted to age appropriate classes and
preparation of relevant teaching learning materials for them.
Challenges in Implementation Contd.
• Similarly, there is an urgent need of taking appropriate steps
for inclusive education of children with disabilities by
providing teaching-learning materials, aids and appliances in
accordance with nature and needs of each disability, suitable
infrastructural modifications, training of regular teachers and
school-based appointment of special teacher.
• There is also a need for organising programmes for community
awareness and attitude change in order to make school for all
children. Home-based education has to be given to children
suffering from multi-disabilities, severe and profound
disability conditions.
Challenges in Implementation Contd.
• Shortage of teachers, alarming pupil-teacher ratio, other
official duties assigned to teachers, busyness in training
programmes, duties in block level office, making Aadhar cards
and voter ID Cards etc, no training of regular teachers in
education of children with disabilities and non-availability of
special teacher support on daily basis are challenges in the
implementation of RTE
Present Status
Even after Seven years of passing the Bill, an internal Delhi
Govt. report says
• Poor presence of students
• Ignorance among teachers and guardians about the provisions
of the Act
• Poor condition of training regarding RTE
• Acute shortage of teachers
• Malaise of absence of teachers from the schools
• No atmosphere of quality teaching and meaningful teaching-
learning process
Way Forward