New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal highlights the role of the Government Schools system in the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Mr Sibal pointed out that 93% of children in India are studying in government schools.
As per sources, the HRD Minister was addressing a valedictory session of the Conference of State School Education Secretaries, today i.e. on September 18, 2010. He also added that the RTE has given the government, which manages the government school system, a unique opportunity to raise the level of elementary education in the country, so that the HR needs of the country in the future are met.
Mr Sibal has informed that a software, to ensure transparent teacher recruitment, has been prepared and stated that the states must also undertake teacher recruitment in a transparent manner. He also underlined the need for a transparent teacher transfer policy and emphasized that the role of the teacher, of the school and of the government must be to ensure that education is child centric.
Furthermore, the minister urged the states to come ahead and put into practice the RTE with enthusiasm. He pointed out that the centre had allocated additional funds for the states and made the sharing pattern in a ratio on 65:35 for five years. He also called upon the States to work towards appropriate teacher qualifications and infrastructure norms as mandated by the RTE.
