NEW DELHI
: Children would get the fundamental right to free and compulsory education with the passage of a bill, hailed as “historic”, by
Parliament on Tuesday.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008, seeks to provide education to children aged between 6 to 14 years.
The Bill, one of the flagship programmes in the 100-day agenda of the UPA government, also earmarks 25 per cent seats to weaker sections in private schools.
While the Rajya Sabha okayed the bill earlier, the Lok Sabha putting its seal of approval on Tuesday, with HRD minister Kapil Sibal describing it as “harbinger of a new era” for children to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
He said the bill is a “historic opportunity” for providing better future to children of the country as there was never such a landmark legislation in the last 62 years since independence.
“We as a nation cannot afford our children not going to schools,” he asserted, noting that the measure details the obligations of the Centre and the states for providing free and compulsory education to children.
Source – IndiaTimes
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This law is going to do more harm than good for primary education in the country. By including private unaided schools within the ambit of the law, Government is going to convert all the centers excellence in this field into municipal schools. The 25% free kids – how are they going to coop with the remaining population in the school that comes from a much richer background without feeling deprived – it is fact and may scar the poor kid for life. Going further, the schools does not charge any fees from these 25%, but who is going to pay for the books, dresses and other things that these schools want, and all of these cost a moon ? Ok, you want all the students to be promoted to next class till class VIII – what these free kids have to show when they come out of class VIII since they had no books or other aid for their classes ? What about other students many of whom actually did not deserved to be promoted even to class V let alone class VIII ?
Tell me what private investor will invest 20 crore required to set up a really good school these days and hand over the management to a committee where 75% of the seats are reserved for parents and political appointees ? I for one, have already put on hold my plans of setting up a world class school.
I don’t think this law works nice to the students.
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I thinkl this low is good creat parrsiality for weaker stududent. b’cous by and larg rich people dont like to study weaker studenty. they feel it affecto ia’s dignity. however after 9th std? weaker studen can’t affortebal.
25% of the seats are alloted to the weaker section of the society. Is it mentioned any where that who are the people who constitutes the weaker section(ST/SC, OBC) or General category will also get a chance to get the education. on the other part what will happen of the childrens from the age group of 3years to 6years . will they continue playing the same Marbles on streets and flying kites in the Skies as 3to6years is the true mental grooming period of a child. what ever they will learn during this period the thing will remain in his/her life throughout the life………. its really a matter of concern …
on my prospective crime may decline as children get educated tries to learn right and wrong.they are not left empty headed.as empty mind is an devil’s workshop.but this all can be clear only when this law comes into total force.
high time this bill is passed its the right step in the right direction problem lies in implementing the bill .major drawback is the general promotion till class eight .what will happen to the quality of education.will these children be able to compete will they be employable.the bill has taken care of the quantity .lets see how it takes care of quality
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