Task force to address RTE Complaints

Updated on: Saturday, July 21, 2012

The alleged discrimination against children admitted under the Right to Education (RTE) Act quota has spurred a group of 15 NGOs to form a joint task force to address such cases, and this will begin as a pilot project in Bangalore.

The NGOs will form the task force in consultation with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Education Ministry, Department of Women and Child Development and the Child Welfare Committee. Children will also be part of it.

Nagasimha G. Rao of the Child Rights Trust (CRT), one of the NGOs that is part of the task force, said if there is continued discrimination, children who survive up to Class 8 under RTE will be severely affected. “Instead of empowering them, education will weaken them. Children admitted under RTE Act are anyway suffering from inferiority complex because of their background,” he said.

The task force will also advocate forming School Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMCs), which now function only in village schools.

It may be mentioned here that the SDMCs have to ensure effective functioning and monitoring of the institution by taking on board parents too.

The SDMCs have the important function of “bringing to the notice of the local authority any deviation from the rights of the child, in particular mental and physical harassment of children, denial of admission and timely provision of free entitlements.”

“Parents of children admitted under RTE quota complain they are spoken to in English by school authorities, knowing fully well that they are not fluent in the language. These sorts of problems should be taken care of,” said Mr. Rao.

Those who wish to know more about the task force can contact Mr. Rao on 9880477198.

More Education news

• Karnataka department of higher education to further strengthen protection to women students and employees
• Heads of government and private schools directed to keep a close watch on the behaviour of teachers
• Chairman of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions submits his report
• Everyone will be given due representation says Goa CM
• Pune Education Department to hold meetings with schools to ensure a smooth RTE implementation
• Health and Medical Education, Forest and Home departments within the ambit of Public Services Guarantee Act
• 'value education' courses in engineering colleges to inculcate better values and character building
• students challenge new NET gidelines
• Proposed multi crore edu city project nearing completion
• 21 engineering colleges affiliated to the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to seek accreditation
• MBBS and PG medical seats to be increased by 50% and 100% respectively from academic year 2013-14
• M S University's faculty of fine arts mired in controversy over a painting hurting religious sentiment
• IICA inks MoU with Bangalore-based National Law School of India University for forging academic partnership
• President asks private players to contribute in improving the standards of higher education
• First technical and medical university at picturesque Apatani Plateau in lower Subansiri district
• Prayas scheme to be extended to 4 more districts
• Jamia Millia Islamia Professor gets Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship
• Japans new government will not waive tution fee to pro-Pyongyang high schools
• Most Israeli high school students found accessing Mobile phone during class hours
• UGC notifies the procedure and criteria for declaration of result for NET to be conducted on 30.12.12