‘Implement Right to Education or face court action’
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday asked all school associations of Delhi to implement the Right to Education (RTE) Act with immediate effect as delaying it would amount to contempt of court orders. The message was conveyed to the associations at a meeting held in the Delhi Secretariat on Friday afternoon.
However, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has asked the school representatives to give their grievances to her in writing. "We have heard their problems and have asked them to give it to us in writing," Dikshit told reporters after the meeting. Besides the CM, the meeting was attended by education minister A S Lovely, education secretary and representatives of various school associations.
The school associations had approached Dikshit after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the RTE Act and asked all private schools to reserve 25% seats for students from economically weaker sections.
Private schools have said after the sixth pay commission hike, salaries of teachers have gone up and added to their financial burden. "Moreover, inflation has caused other expenses to go up. In such a scenario, allowing 25% students to study free would be an additional burden. Where will the money for free uniforms and books come from?" said R C Jain, president, Delhi State Public School Management Association.
Jain also alleged that the government threatened to take action against the schools if they do not implement the order.
The Supreme Court on April 12 upheld the constitutional validity of RTE.
Source:-The Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday asked all school associations of Delhi to implement the Right to Education (RTE) Act with immediate effect as delaying it would amount to contempt of court orders. The message was conveyed to the associations at a meeting held in the Delhi Secretariat on Friday afternoon.
However, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has asked the school representatives to give their grievances to her in writing. "We have heard their problems and have asked them to give it to us in writing," Dikshit told reporters after the meeting. Besides the CM, the meeting was attended by education minister A S Lovely, education secretary and representatives of various school associations.
The school associations had approached Dikshit after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the RTE Act and asked all private schools to reserve 25% seats for students from economically weaker sections.
Private schools have said after the sixth pay commission hike, salaries of teachers have gone up and added to their financial burden. "Moreover, inflation has caused other expenses to go up. In such a scenario, allowing 25% students to study free would be an additional burden. Where will the money for free uniforms and books come from?" said R C Jain, president, Delhi State Public School Management Association.
Jain also alleged that the government threatened to take action against the schools if they do not implement the order.
The Supreme Court on April 12 upheld the constitutional validity of RTE.
Source:-The Times of India
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