Consider the following statements related to the provisions of the Right to Education Act 1 The Act ...........

Indian Polity Fundamental Rights

Consider the following statements related to the provisions of the Right to Education Act:

1. The Act makes the state responsible for ensuring that every child, in the age group of 6-14, receives schooling for eight years instead of parents.

2. It also mentions the responsibility of the private and aided schools in implementation of the Act.

3. Under the Act no child shall be held back in class, expelled or required to pass a board exam until his/her elementary education is complete.

4. However the law is criticized for its failure to address physical punishment and mental harassment of children.

Which of the above stated provisions are correct?

1, 3 and 4 only

1, 2 and 4 only

1, 2 and 3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Fourth statement is incorrect because it prohibits (a) physical punishment and mental harassment; (b) screening procedures for admission of children; (c) capitation fee; (d) private tuition by teachers and (e) running of schools without recognition
The RTE Act provides for the:

1) Right of children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighbourhood school.
2) It clarifies that ‘compulsory education’ means obligation of the appropriate government to provide free elementary education and ensure compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education to every child in the six to fourteen age group. ‘Free’ means that no child shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary education.
3) It makes provisions for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age appropriate class.
4) It specifies the duties and responsibilities of appropriate Governments, local authority and parents in providing free and compulsory education, and sharing of financial and other responsibilities between the Central and State Governments.
5) It lays down the norms and standards relating inter alia to Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTRs), buildings and infrastructure, school-working days, teacher-working hours.
6) It provides for rational deployment of teachers by ensuring that the specified pupil teacher ratio is maintained for each school, rather than just as an average for the State or District or Block, thus ensuring that there is no urban-rural imbalance in teacher postings. It also provides for prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational work, other than decennial census, elections to local authority, state legislatures and parliament, and disaster relief.
7) It provides for appointment of appropriately trained teachers, i.e. teachers with the requisite entry and academic qualifications.
8) It provides for development of curriculum in consonance with the values enshrined in the Constitution, and which would ensure the all-round development of the child, building on the child’s knowledge, potentiality and talent and making the child free of fear, trauma and anxiety through a system of child friendly and child centred learning.