Willful violation of RTE Act alleged
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, November 17 2014:
All Manipur School Management Development Committee Association alleged that it is a direct infringement and willful violation of the RTE Act 2009 as inserted in Article 21-A of the Indian Constitution as a fundamental right that some ministers and MLAs (Legislators) are recommending their workers as agencies for construction of Additional classrooms (ACR) under SSA civil works whose list is currently out in 2014 after a long break of 3 years(2011-2012) delay due to the intervention by the then Guwahati High Court in wpc 485 as a case was filed by individuals of this Association for the unwanted interference by the incumbent Education Minister desiring to deposit the Rs.283.477 crores of SSA fund in the unmerited Engineering wing(Edn/s) created by himself as opposed to SSA Norms, guidelines and laws.
In yet another situation ,the said Education Minister had formed illegal Adhoc SMDC and ACLMSE in his chamber on 26th Oct,2013 .
A case has been registered against him for violation of RTE in this regard in the Manipur High Court.
Horngam Keishing, president of the Association in a statement said SSA as a separate entity apart from the states and being the implementing agency of the RTE Act 2009,has inumerated in its framework of implementation 26.17 that School Management and Development Committee (SMDC)/Village Education Committee(VEC) will carry out the civil works including construction of Primary Schools and SCRs through a transparent system of Account keeping.