Renewed campaign for implementation of RTE act in Nagpur

Updated on: Friday, November 30, 2012

 The renewed campaign for effective implementation of Right To Education Act (RTE) kicks of in city this weekend. State school education secretary JS Saharia will address a gathering of principals from well-known schools and call for a strict implementation of government rules regarding RTE.

Mahesh Karajgaonkar, deputy director of education, said, "On Saturday we are expecting over 300 principals from different boards at the seminar. Our department head (Saharia) will be talking to them about RTE implementation to ensure that the next academic session there are no issues."

Nagpur had been at the forefront for RTE implementation in state and officials are hoping that better numbers from the region may boost the overall state figures.

Already education officials have started briefing local government representatives about RTE and its implementation procedure. Someshwar Netam, RTE in charge for Nagpur district, said, "On Thursday we met zilla parishad members and briefed them about RTE. On Friday we are conducting a special session for city corporators so that they are in a better position to help their constituents." Our department is also providing printed material with all the relevant details so that the attendees can use them as reference later."

The deadline for RTE implementation in the state is March 31 next year. , hence the education department is stepping into an overdrive mode to ensure that lack of information does not hinder progress.

Sources in the education department said that more such seminars will be held in the next few months so that everyone is prepared beforehand for the next session.

The city became a 'model' for RTE implementation in state since earlier this year all major CBSE affiliated schools here decided to reopen admissions for 25% free quota. In the other cities the education department faced failure in trying to get schools on board for the free 25% admission quota.

The Nagpur seminar comes just 10 days before the winter assembly session gets underway here. TOI had reported last week that over a thousand admissions have been completed under RTE in Nagpur. The first RTE admission in the state also happened at Nagpur with a driver's kid getting admission at South Point School.
 

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