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Unaided private schools seek amendments in RTE
Friday December 23, 2011 08:02:57 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Representatives of 'budget private schools' -- unaided private
institutions which often cater to weaker sections of society --
from eight states Thursday formed an alliance advocating
amendments in the government's education policies.
The representatives formed the National Independent School
Alliance (NISA) to focus on the Right to Education (RTE) Act
which, they said, threatens some three lakh such schools with
closure due to lack of resources.
Calling for amendments in some provisions of RTE Act, the
alliance's national coordinator R.C. Jain said: "We welcome the
RTE but some of the provisions of the law seem to be hastily
drawn."
NISA co-coordinator Rajesh Malhotra said: "Left as it is, the act
will affect more than 90 million students in almost three lakh BPS
in the country."
"The government should try to support us but on contrary, the RTE
threatens our very existence," he added.
Representatives also lambasted the stringent criteria for private
schools, regarding the infrastructure and teachers' eligibility,
as the schools who do not fulfill the criteria, face steep
penalties and closure.
R.C. Rose, the state representative from Rajasthan, told IANS:
"This act doesn't consider the diverse geographical conditions of
the remote and marginal areas of the country."
Agreed Manipuri delegate Sem Haokip: "In the areas where we work,
infrastructure like playgrounds and libraries are not practical.
"How are schools in remote and tribal areas going to find highly
qualified teachers and pay them according to the Sixth Pay
Commission pay-scales," he asked.
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