Model rules for the Right to Education Act circulated to State Governments
The Model Rules for the Right to Education (RTE) Act have been
approved by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal.
They have been circulated to the State Governments in the meeting of the State Education
Secretaries for SSA and School Education, here today. They will shortly be put up
on the HRD Ministry Website.
The Model Rules consist of eight PARTS and an appendix. The first part is an introduction
and contains relevant definitions. The second part is on Special Training for the
purposes of the first proviso to section 4 of the RTE. Part III is on Duties of
State government, local authority including Areas or limits for the purposes of
section 6 of the RTE. Part IV is on responsibilities of schools and teachers. Part
V contains Composition and functions of the School Management Committee for the
purposes of section 21 of RTE. Part VI is on teachers, their duties, minimum qualifications,
pay allowances, a grievance mechanism for them, maintaining pupil-teacher ratio
etc. Part VII is on curriculum and completion of Elementary Education including
the setting up of an Academic Authority for the purposes of section 29 and Award
of certificate for the purposes of section 30 of the RTE. Part VIII deals with protection
of right of children: Performance of functions by the State Commission for Protection
of Child Rights, for the purposes of section 31, Manner of furnishing complaints
before the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Constitution and
Functions of the State Advisory Council for the purpose of section 34 of the RTE.
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