NSUI STARTS FIGHT FOR RTE (Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act
National Students Union of India (NSUI) today out massive rally for implementation of RTE in Jammu and Kashmir from M.AM college blocking the university road
National Students Union of India (NSUI) today out massive rally for implementation of RTE in Jammu and Kashmir from M.AM college blocking the university road
and then entering the Jammu university premises’ and then taking a whole round of Jammu university and ultimately ended at Jammu university fountain plaza. The NSUI activists were carrying banner written implement RTE in Jammu and Kashmir, placards NSUI zindabad, implement RTE, we want RTE, RTE the need of hour, student right RTE, our right RTE, justice is RTE, Rahul Ghandhi Zindabad.
udhy chibstate president NSUI. Fairoz Khan NSUI national delegate, abishek koushal vice presdent nsui, ajay kumar state general sec, nsui incharge jammu , abijot singh distt coordinator , aman thappa, puneet, sunny parhir, nishant, and amjad bhatt, whajid shah were students leaders leading the rally
The Fairoz Khan NSUI National Delegate while addressing the NSUI activists said RTE means Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act The bill was approved by the cabinet on 2 July 2009 Raja shaba passed the bill on 20 July 2009 and the Lok Shaba on 4 August 2009 It received Presidential assent and was notified as law on 26 August 2009 as The Children's Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act. The law came into effect in the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1 April 2010, the first time in the history of India a law was brought into force by a speech by the Prime Minister. In his speech, Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India stated that, "We are committed to ensuring that all children, irrespective of gender and social category, have access to education. An education that enables them to acquire the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes necessary to become responsible and active citizens of India." Almost all the state have RTE and why C.M is silent and non serious towards this law and his first piorirty should be RTE but he is sleeping. We r give 15 days time to C.M take steps to implement RTE in j&K otherwise NSUI will lunch state wide agitation.
He said that the Act makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and specifies minimum norms in elementary schools. It requires all private schools to reserve 25% of seats to children from poor families (to be reimbursed by the state as part of the public-private partnership plan). It also prohibits all unrecognized schools from practice, and makes provisions for no donation or capitation fees and no interview of the child or parent for admission The Act also provides that no child shall be held back, expelled, or required to pass a board examination until the completion of elementary education. There is also a provision for special training of school drop-outs to bring them up to par with students of the same age.In April 2010 the central government agreed to sharing the funding for implementing the law in the ratio of 65 to 35 between the centre and the states, and a ratio of 90 to 10 for the north-eastern states.
Fairoz Khan said that education is also anenabling right. Education ‘create the “voice” through which rights can be claimed and protected’, and without education people lack the capacity to ‘achieve valuable functionings as part of the living’.RTE provides a ripe platform to reach the unreached, with specific provisions for disadvantaged groups, such as child labourers, migrant children, children with special needs, or those who have a “disadvantage owing to social, cultural economical, geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factor.”
He added that Every child in the age group of 6-14 years will be provided 8 years of elementary education in an age appropriate classroom in the vicinity of his/her neighbourhood. Any cost that prevents a child from accessing school will be borne by the State which shall have the responsibility of enrolling the child as well as ensuring attendance and completion of 8 years of schooling. No child shall be denied admission for want of documents; no child shall be turned away if the admission cycle in the school is over and no child shall be asked to take an admission test. Children with disabilities will also be educated in the mainstream schools.. All private schools shall be required to enroll children from weaker sections and disadvantaged communities in their incoming class to the extent of 25% of their enrolment, by simple random selection. No seats in this quota can be left vacant. These children will be treated on par with all the other children in the school and subsidized by the State at the rate of average per learner costs in the government schools (unless the per learner costs in the private school are lower). All schools will have to prescribe to norms and standards laid out in the Act and no school that does not fulfill these standards within 3 years will be allowed to function. All private schools will have to apply for recognition, failing which they will be penalized to the tune of Rs 1 lakh and if they still continue to function will be liable to pay Rs 10,000 per day as fine. Norms and standards of teacher qualification and training are also being laid down by an Academic Authority. Teachers in all schools will have to subscribe to these norms within 5 years. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been mandated to monitor the implementation of this historic Right. We all should join hands to join and work together to build a movement to ensure that every child of this state is in school and enabled to get at least 8 years of quality education.
Fairoz khan furtur added that C.M should pass RTE in j&K or NSUI will protest in whole state to make it implemented.
Ajay Kumar NSUI State Genaral Sec NSUI J&k said that the child seeking admission and his/her parents is a common practice followed by many private schools. The child is tested for general knowledge and made to perform tasks, which are expected of him in the class after he gets admitted. This results in pressure, tension, and anxiety for both parents and children, and has harmful effects on children.” (Italics mine).
Pressure, tension, and anxiety --- words that the NCERT used to describe what both parents and children go through in these pre-admissions interviews are not empty words but are real experiences. Some parents have even slapped their two-year old children who were uncooperative or unresponsive towards these interviews. For a growing child, a healthy self-image is even more important than academic skills. Unfortunately, many children start suffering from low self-esteem or poor self-image after finding out that they did not pass these pre-admissions tests/interviews.
while the RTE Act has banned such a practice as stated in Chapter IV, Section 13 (1)
“No school or person shall, while admitting a child, collect any capitation fee and subject the child or his or her parents or guardian to any screening procedure. (2) Any school or person, in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1),--(a) receives capitation fee, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten times the capitation fee charged; (b) subjects a child to screening procedure, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees for the first contravention and fifty thousand rupees for each subsequent contraventions.”
Abijot singh distt coordinator NSUI Jammu said that many students remain absent for long periods because of lack of motivation and unsatisfactory classroom environment. Some government teachers say that among students, there is lack of motivation to attend school because of poor school infrastructure and low-quality teaching materials. Besides, all students are assured of a promotion to the next grade level whether or not they advance in their academics because of the no-fail policy and because some sectors of the government want to make the drop-out rate in the rural areas will appear very low.
In addition, many students feel that it is unnecessary to attend school as they study the same lessons in tuition centres. This brings us to question the quality of classroom instruction in our schools. If students receive quality classroom instruction, then there should be no need to go to tuition centres. The government, if it is truly concerned about education, must ensure quality classroom experience in all schools and must look into the mushroom growth of tuition centres.
udhy chibstate president NSUI. Fairoz Khan NSUI national delegate, abishek koushal vice presdent nsui, ajay kumar state general sec, nsui incharge jammu , abijot singh distt coordinator , aman thappa, puneet, sunny parhir, nishant, and amjad bhatt, whajid shah were students leaders leading the rally
The Fairoz Khan NSUI National Delegate while addressing the NSUI activists said RTE means Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act The bill was approved by the cabinet on 2 July 2009 Raja shaba passed the bill on 20 July 2009 and the Lok Shaba on 4 August 2009 It received Presidential assent and was notified as law on 26 August 2009 as The Children's Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act. The law came into effect in the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1 April 2010, the first time in the history of India a law was brought into force by a speech by the Prime Minister. In his speech, Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India stated that, "We are committed to ensuring that all children, irrespective of gender and social category, have access to education. An education that enables them to acquire the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes necessary to become responsible and active citizens of India." Almost all the state have RTE and why C.M is silent and non serious towards this law and his first piorirty should be RTE but he is sleeping. We r give 15 days time to C.M take steps to implement RTE in j&K otherwise NSUI will lunch state wide agitation.
He said that the Act makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and specifies minimum norms in elementary schools. It requires all private schools to reserve 25% of seats to children from poor families (to be reimbursed by the state as part of the public-private partnership plan). It also prohibits all unrecognized schools from practice, and makes provisions for no donation or capitation fees and no interview of the child or parent for admission The Act also provides that no child shall be held back, expelled, or required to pass a board examination until the completion of elementary education. There is also a provision for special training of school drop-outs to bring them up to par with students of the same age.In April 2010 the central government agreed to sharing the funding for implementing the law in the ratio of 65 to 35 between the centre and the states, and a ratio of 90 to 10 for the north-eastern states.
Fairoz Khan said that education is also anenabling right. Education ‘create the “voice” through which rights can be claimed and protected’, and without education people lack the capacity to ‘achieve valuable functionings as part of the living’.RTE provides a ripe platform to reach the unreached, with specific provisions for disadvantaged groups, such as child labourers, migrant children, children with special needs, or those who have a “disadvantage owing to social, cultural economical, geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factor.”
He added that Every child in the age group of 6-14 years will be provided 8 years of elementary education in an age appropriate classroom in the vicinity of his/her neighbourhood. Any cost that prevents a child from accessing school will be borne by the State which shall have the responsibility of enrolling the child as well as ensuring attendance and completion of 8 years of schooling. No child shall be denied admission for want of documents; no child shall be turned away if the admission cycle in the school is over and no child shall be asked to take an admission test. Children with disabilities will also be educated in the mainstream schools.. All private schools shall be required to enroll children from weaker sections and disadvantaged communities in their incoming class to the extent of 25% of their enrolment, by simple random selection. No seats in this quota can be left vacant. These children will be treated on par with all the other children in the school and subsidized by the State at the rate of average per learner costs in the government schools (unless the per learner costs in the private school are lower). All schools will have to prescribe to norms and standards laid out in the Act and no school that does not fulfill these standards within 3 years will be allowed to function. All private schools will have to apply for recognition, failing which they will be penalized to the tune of Rs 1 lakh and if they still continue to function will be liable to pay Rs 10,000 per day as fine. Norms and standards of teacher qualification and training are also being laid down by an Academic Authority. Teachers in all schools will have to subscribe to these norms within 5 years. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been mandated to monitor the implementation of this historic Right. We all should join hands to join and work together to build a movement to ensure that every child of this state is in school and enabled to get at least 8 years of quality education.
Fairoz khan furtur added that C.M should pass RTE in j&K or NSUI will protest in whole state to make it implemented.
Ajay Kumar NSUI State Genaral Sec NSUI J&k said that the child seeking admission and his/her parents is a common practice followed by many private schools. The child is tested for general knowledge and made to perform tasks, which are expected of him in the class after he gets admitted. This results in pressure, tension, and anxiety for both parents and children, and has harmful effects on children.” (Italics mine).
Pressure, tension, and anxiety --- words that the NCERT used to describe what both parents and children go through in these pre-admissions interviews are not empty words but are real experiences. Some parents have even slapped their two-year old children who were uncooperative or unresponsive towards these interviews. For a growing child, a healthy self-image is even more important than academic skills. Unfortunately, many children start suffering from low self-esteem or poor self-image after finding out that they did not pass these pre-admissions tests/interviews.
while the RTE Act has banned such a practice as stated in Chapter IV, Section 13 (1)
“No school or person shall, while admitting a child, collect any capitation fee and subject the child or his or her parents or guardian to any screening procedure. (2) Any school or person, in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1),--(a) receives capitation fee, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten times the capitation fee charged; (b) subjects a child to screening procedure, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees for the first contravention and fifty thousand rupees for each subsequent contraventions.”
Abijot singh distt coordinator NSUI Jammu said that many students remain absent for long periods because of lack of motivation and unsatisfactory classroom environment. Some government teachers say that among students, there is lack of motivation to attend school because of poor school infrastructure and low-quality teaching materials. Besides, all students are assured of a promotion to the next grade level whether or not they advance in their academics because of the no-fail policy and because some sectors of the government want to make the drop-out rate in the rural areas will appear very low.
In addition, many students feel that it is unnecessary to attend school as they study the same lessons in tuition centres. This brings us to question the quality of classroom instruction in our schools. If students receive quality classroom instruction, then there should be no need to go to tuition centres. The government, if it is truly concerned about education, must ensure quality classroom experience in all schools and must look into the mushroom growth of tuition centres.
