'RTE Act put at abeyance'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 03 2011:
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 has been implemented all over the country except Jammu and Kashmir since April 1, 2010, the same Act has not been implemented in Manipur, the All India Students' Federation, Manipur State Council.
Under this Act, all children between 6 and 14 years should be provided free admission, text books, school uniforms, school bags and study materials.
There must not be any admission test for classes I to VIII and student-teacher ratio should be 30 is to one, pointed out AISF Manipur State Council president Kh Inaobi.
Observing that many schools are still conducting admission tests besides collecting admission fees against the provisions of the Act, Kh Inaobi sought immediate attention of the authority to such irregularities and anomalies.