The Constitution Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right.The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A, means that every child has […]
Big Dreams!
Karnataka: Small town government – school students are working towards ensuring that their school meets the infrastructure norms of the RTE Act. They don’t sit back and complain about what they don’t have, instead they play a big role in identifying the gaps and look to ways of improving their status. Can this model and attitude to bring in change […]
Budget Allocation for education
The 2013 budget has an allocation for education with a hike of 7% over the previous year. Should the emphasis be on the allocation or the actual expenditure of the Government on education and related initiatives? The Right to Education, Sarva Siksha Abhyan along with a plethora of similar schemes are all good plans on […]