The Parliament has given its approval for the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

The features of the amendment proposed are: The amendment bill does away with the no-detention policy mentioned in the law. The amendment bill now leaves it to the states to decide whether they want to continue the no detention policy.The states can choose to hold a regular examination either at the end of Classes 5 and 8, or both.Students who fail this test will be provided with additional instructions and the opportunity to appear for a re-examination within two months of the declaration of the result. If the student still does not pass the exam, the state government may decide to detain the student. If a state decides to continue with the no-detention policy till Class 8, the amendment bill makes it clear that no child can be expelled from school before they complete elementary education.

The no detention policy was introduced in the Rightof Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act,2009. The act prohibited schools from detaining
students till they complete elementary education.