RTE Act draft rules on Net

Updated on: Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Nearly seven months after the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 came into force, the State government has put up the draft rules for implementation of the Act. The draft rules, framed by a committee comprising government officials, are available on http://www.tn.gov.in/schooleducation/.

The draft rules have been uploaded to seek suggestions and changes from the public, said a senior official of the Education Department.

Educationalists say Tamil Nadu is among the last States to come out with the draft rules, and the guidelines do not have any major surprises. “In Clause 11 on ‘Recognition to School' there is reference to the local education authority that would monitor, but the people appointed are all government officials. That is a disappointment as other States have the local body also involved,” says K. Shanmugavelayutham, Convenor, TN-FORCES.

Similarly, the ‘State Advisory Committee' consists of more ex-officio members. “We should have more representations from teachers, professionals, NGOs and educationists to make the RTE more effective,” he adds.

According to R. Kishore Kumar, Senior Principal, St. John's International Residential School, “freedom of learning is going to be disturbed because of late admission (six months), which would affect the child as well as load the teacher.” The Centre had said the Act should come into effect from April 1.

RTE Act draft rules on Net

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