RTE IMPLEMENTATION -ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

COUNSELLER GROUP -13

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HISTORIC CONTEXT:

Pre British

• Esoteric

• Caste,Gender

British

• Wood’s Despatch

• Hunter Committee

Post Independence

• Universal

• Accessible

• Affordable

What is RTE?

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009)

A JUSTICIABLE legal framework

Under Article 21A

Article 51(A) Fundamental duty of parents

India became 1 of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child

Came into force in 2010

Provided legal support to Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan

PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

Right of children to FREE and COMPULSORY education at

elementary level

Specifies rules and responsibilities of appropriate governments,local

authorities,parents

25% reservation of seats in private schools for ECBs

Norms and standards related to PUPIL TEACHER RATIO,buildings,infrastructure

Prohibits PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT,MENTAL HARASSMENT

Prohibits Screening Procedure for admission

PROVISIONS Contd:

School Management Committee

Special training of Dropouts to bring them at par with students of

same age

Surveys to monitor all neighbourhoods,identify children

requiringeducation and set up facilities for the Act

Finance sharing

Prohibits deployment of teachers for non-educational work,other

than decennial Census,election work

RTE outcomes (2010-NOW)

43668 schools built

7 lakh classrooms

5.5 lakhs toilets

43,000 drinking water points

Increase in student and teacher attendance

Increased enrolment

Impetus given by SSA,MDM

RTE quality survey study at

Amkampalm Village

(Bhadradri Kothgudem District)

Case study result

The result of the survey revealed the outcomes

1. Class 2nd students not recognizing the numbers – 75%

2. Class 3rd couldn’t do two digits subtractions – 61.9%

3. Class 5th who were not able to division – 50%

4. Class 3rd students not able to read book fluently - 45.23%

5. Class 3rd not able to read class 1st text book – 14.3%

6. Class 5th not able to read 2nd text book – 14.3%

7. Class 8th not able to read 2nd text book – 0%

8. No. of students week in Mathematics – 44%

Innovative idea

Mid Day Meal

Issues

No focus on “Quality”-------------------------------------ASER report

Dropouts

Falling Teacher-Pupil ratio-over 20% in last decade

Lack of trained teachers -11 lakh unqualified out of 66 lakhs

Infrastructure deficit----”playground” clause,8% schools RTI compliant

No NREGA like social auditing

Lack of inter-departmental coordination

Cultural barriers-for girl,tribal students

Lack of employment opportunities in rural areas

Increasing deadlines

ISSUES contd.

Aim of 220 school days,unaccomplished

Opposition by private and religious minority schools

Digital classrooms-issue of electricity,computer teachers

Excludes Pre-School education

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