What are imporrtant provisionn of RTE
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RTE stands for Right of Children To Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. This act is popularly known as Right To Education Act, 2009.
Important provisions of this Act are :
● RIGHT TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION
(i) no school fees, capitation fees, charges or expenses are to be paid by a child to get elementary school education.
(ii) The child or his parents are not to be subjected to any screening
procedure for admission to school.
(iii) Each child is also entitled to free text books, writing material and
uniform.
● DUTIES OF RESPONSIBLE GOVT., LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PARENTS
(i) The Central and State govt.’s have concurrent responsibility to
provide funds for execution of the RTE Act.
(ii) It is the duty of every parent to admit their children or ward to
school and ensure that they receive elementary education.
● SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
(i) Each govt. and govt.-aided school is mandated to set up a
School Management Committee (SMC).
(ii) 50% of the SMC members should be women.
(iii) SMC will meet once a month and the minutes of meeting need to
be made available to the public.
● DUTIES OF TEACHERS
They have to :
(i) be regular and punctual in attendance,
(ii) ensure completion of curriculum within specified time,
(iii) assess the ability of each child and recommend special
training, if required, and
(iv) conduct parent-teacher meetings to apprise parents on
attendance, learning ability and actual progress of each
child.
Explanation:
Main Features of Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009