New agency to review Right to Education

Updated on: Friday, February 03, 2012

Months after the ambitious nation-wide scheme of Right to Education (RTE) was officially launched from Mewat, the Haryana government on Wednesday constituted the Right to Education Protection Authority (REPA) under the chairperson of chief secretary to examine to review and safeguard children's rights provided under the free and compulsory education.

The authority will also recommend measures for effective implementation of the scheme.

A spokesman of the education department said that the authority will have members from different departments including the school education secretary, women and child development secretary besides top officials from the finance and labour departments. The authority would inquire into complaints relating to child's right to free and compulsory education and take necessary steps for protection of child rights.

It would also hear the appeals filed against the orders of the local authority. He said that the aggrieved person can file appeal directly to REPA within 60 days of the decision of local authority. He added that rge REPA can also entertain any appeal filed after 60 days of the decision if it was satisfied that the delay caused in filing the appeal was beyond the control of the appellant or if it was in the interest of justice that the appeal had to be made after 60 days. The spokesperson said that the state-level and district-level grievances redress cells would also be constituted to provide necessary guidance to the aggrieved persons and monitor the progress of the complaints received.
 

Times of India

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