Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 05, 2010:
Ukhrul District Alliance for Child Rights organised a people's convention on Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 at TTA conference hall, Ukhrul on September 3. In all, 78 participants representing VECs, teachers' associations, Church, NGOs and UDACR member organisations in the convention.
It demanded for developing State rules on RTE Act 2009.The convention also pressed for instituting State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
Demanding implementation of the Act without any political and bureaucratic interference, the convention also demanded for declaring village authority/habitation/hamlet committee as local authority at village level under RTE Act, 2009.The convention also demanded for conducting in-service training for teachers, releasing of salary in time and providing adequate infrastructure.