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HRD Ministry proposes to extend RTE till Class 10

-Express News Service

 

In its bid to push for the inclusion of secondary education till Class 10 under the Right To Education (RTE) Act, the HRD Ministry in its proposal to be placed before the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) meeting next week, has cited examples from around 85 countries ranging from the US to Djibouti and Palestine that have extended the years of compulsory education.

It also talks about similar efforts in Russia, Taiwan, etc. In Russia, 11 years of schooling was made compulsory since 2007. Taiwan will expand the coverage from the current nine years to 12 years. The proposal argues that the reason behind the economic development of the US is because of the policy of extending mass secondary education till students attain 16 years of age. The Right of all Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill says every child between 6 and 14 years is entitled to receive free education. Among the countries named in the proposal, India is the only one that extends this right till Class 8.

There are issues that the Centre and the states need to resolve on funding this legal entitlement. Expanding it to secondary education will require money, creation of infrastructure and more teachers. The government would also have to extend the mid-day meal scheme till the secondary stage. “The legal entitlement will have to backed by law. Maybe, there will be an amendment to the existing act or a new one altogether,” a ministry official said.

“That’s why we are proposing this at the 58th CABE meeting. It will take 2-3 years if it is approved but the ministry is keen on this. The question that led to this (thought) was what happens to children after they complete Class 8,” the official added.