Right To Education Act

Students of this government school in UP's Chiraigaon village forced to clean their school premises

Every morning, children of Chiraigaon village in Varanasi don their red and grey school uniforms and head to Barthakalon Secondary School — to sweep, mop and clean it.

'Education a priority but don't expect miracles': SC dismisses plea seeking several directions on RTE implementation

Refusing to monitor the RTE implementation in the country, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "Don't expect miracles. India is a huge, huge country. Priorities are many and certainly, education is one of the priorities."

Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha passes bill to amend RTE Act, scraps 'no detention policy' in schools

A bill to amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act to abolish the 'no detention policy' in schools was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar says 'cramped' NCERT syllabus will be reduced by half, proposes amendment to RTE Act

Union Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar announced that the government has decided to reduce the cramped NCERT syllabus by half.

Shiksha Bachao Abhiyan: School vouchers to revamp primary education? Time India debated efficacy of programme

The current method of delivering primary education is not yielding the desired results. It is perhaps time to bring in the school voucher programme.

As Narendra Modi champions rickshaw puller for opening 9 schools, RTE Act is killing willpower of budget schools

If Narendra Modi wants more initiatives like that of Ahmed Ali’s that he mentioned in his Mann Ki Baat address, he has to bring in a drastic overhaul of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, if not a complete junking of it

Over 48,000 children out of school in Maharashtra, reveals state's Economic Survey

Despite several efforts, including enacting the Right to Education Act, as many as 48,379 children were out of school in Maharashtra

Prakash Javadekar offers relief to school children: NCERT syllabus to be cut by half from 2019 onwards

In a bid to provide relief to school students, the NCERT syllabus will be reduced by half from the 2019 academic session, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has said.

English, cost of education forcing Delhi students to drop out of private schools, reveals NCPCR study

Communication in English, cost of extra curricular activities are major reasons for students to drop out of private schools in Delhi

In Maharashtra, over 10,000 children's right to education in jeopardy as govt to shut down schools with 10 or fewer students

On 2 December, the state government came up with a circular saying 1,296 schools that have 10 or less students will be closed down, as it feels the low student count was a sign of poor quality of education.