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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Sibal allays minorities' fears about RTE Act

Sibal allays minorities' fears about RTE Act

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published Published on Aug 6, 2010   modified Modified on Aug 6, 2010


Allaying fears of minority groups about the Right to Education Act, HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the government has no intention to interfere with minority rights which are guaranteed under the Article 30 of the Constitution.

Speaking at a meeting on RTE organised by Jamiat-Ulama-e-Hind, Sibal said his ministry will issue regulations to deal with minority fears on RTE and if need, the RTE Act will even be amended.

Muslim organizations have been agitated about madarsas not coming within the ambit of the RTE Act. The ministry has decided to sort out the anomaly. The RTE Act defines only recognized schools as schools while most madarsas function outside the purview of the formal set-up and, hence, are not recognized. Muslim leaders argue that the stipulation under the RTE requiring all educational institutions to acquire recognition -- which by implication will include madarsas -- is at odds with Article 30 of the Constitution which gives minority communities freedom to set up and run their own institutions.

The second fear expressed by minorities is the role of school management committees (SMCs). HRD ministry has already moved an amendment giving an advisory role to SMCs in minority educational institutions. But Kerala politicians have demanded that letting minority schools have SMCs in an advisory role and not giving the same privilege to aided schools will put the latter in a disadvantageous position. Therefore, it has been decided to make SMCs advisory in aided schools also.

Meanwhile, the ministry has called a meeting of experts from all over the country on August 14 in which problems being faced in implementing the RTE Act will be discussed. Two major issues to be discussed will be the process of screening and its definition in the Act as well as what specific documents will be treated as a proof of residence.

While the Act prohibits screening of any kind, there are schools like Navodaya Vidyalayas run by the Central government and Kendriya Vidyalayas which practice screening. While admission to NVs is through a written test, Kendriya Vidyalayas screen if the child's parents are government servants. Screening has to be redefined and exceptions be given to certain schools, sources said.

 


The Times of India, 6 August, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sibal-allays-minorities-fears-about-RTE-Act/articleshow/6262926.cms


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