The judgment last week by the Supreme Court, making it mandatory for the government, local authorities and private schools to reserve 25% of their seats for the Economically Weaker Sections, is one more step in making the right to education a reality for Indian children. The road, however, is long and the journey arduous, as there are still millions who face barriers in accessing education. The Right of Children to Free...
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SC upholds Right to Education Act, paves way for revolution in schooling-Dhananjay Mahapatra & Himanshi Dhawan
With the Supreme Court throwing its full weight behind the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, (better known as the Right to Education Act or RTE Act) on Thursday, the composition of students in schools as well as the economics of running schools will undergo dramatic changes. The apex court upheld the constitutional validity of the Act and directed all schools, including privately-run schools, irrespective of the...
More »Right to Education Act: Delhi schools to file review plea against SC ruling
-CNN-IBN Schools in Delhi are set to file a review petition against the Supreme Court ruling on 25 per cent reservation for children belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections of the society. Delhi schools said that they were waiting for a copy of the order before going ahead. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, saying that there will be 25 per cent reservation...
More »Economically Weaker Sections will have 25 per cent quota in schools: SC on Right to Education Act
-CNN-IBN The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, saying that there will be 25 per cent reservation in government, local authority schools and private schools for children from the Economically Weaker Sections of the society. A bench comprising Chief Justice SH Kapadia and justices KS Radhakrishnan and Swantanter Kumar, which had reserved its verdict on August 3, 2011, upheld the validity of provisions of...
More »No reservation in pvt schools for poor students this year by Sayli Udas Mankikar
The state is still dithering over the implementation of one of the RTE Act’s clauses, which calls for the reservation of 25% of the seats in private schools for students from the Economically Weaker Sections of society. The provision may not get implemented for the next academic year (2012-13). In a written reply to the legislative council, education minister Rajendra Darda has said that the state government was in the process...
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