The document discusses the historical context and key provisions of the Right to Education Act 2009 in India. It notes that in 1910, Gopal Krishna Gokhale first proposed free and compulsory primary education in India. Several acts around compulsory education were passed in the early 1900s by various states. The Right to Education Act 2009 enshrines education as a fundamental right for all children ages 6-14. It mandates free education without discrimination, capitation fees or screening, and places duties on schools and local authorities to enable this. Key provisions include neighborhood school requirements, admission of disadvantaged students, teacher qualifications, and school infrastructure standards. The act aims to end discrimination and promote inclusion and quality in elementary education.

1. Right to Education Act.2009
with special reference to Sec.19
Shared By
Neeraj Kumar Mehra
Faculty Member
District Institute of Education & Training D
aryaganj

2. “I beg to place the following resolution before the council
for its consideration.…the state should accept in this cou
ntry the same responsibility in regard to mass education t
hat the government of most civilized countries are alread
y discharging and that a well considered scheme should
be drawn up and adhered to till it is carried out.. The well
being of millions upon millions of children who are waitin
g to be brought under the influence education depends u
pon it...”
The above words are part of the resolution which Gopal Krish
na Gokhale moved in the Imperial Legislative Council on 18th
march, 1910 for seeking provision of ‘Free and Compulsory Pr
imary Education” in India. This initiative must however be see
n as part of the sequence of events

3. Historical view
1870 Compulsory Education Act passed in Britain
1882 Indian Education Commission: Indian leaders demand provision for mass
education and Compulsory Education Acts.
1893 Maharaja of Baroda introduces Compulsory Education for
boys in Amreli Taluk.
1906 Maharaja of Baroda extends Compulsory Education to rest of
the state.
1906 Gopal Krishna Gokhale makes a plea to Imperial Legislative Council for
introduction of Free And Compulsory Education

4. Historical view
1910 Gokhale proposes Private members Bill (Rejected)
1917 Vithal bhai Patel is successful in getting the Bill passed - First Law
on Compulsory Education passed (Popularly Known as Patel Act)
1918 Every Province in British India gets Compulsory Education Act on its
1930 Statute Book
1930 Hartog Committee Recommendation for better quality (less focus
on quantity) hinders spread and development of primary education
1931 Many of these initiatives, however, were not seriously implemented;
lack of resources and enforcement being the chief reasons.

5. RIGHT TO EDUCATION Act
• It is an important legislation in the field
of education. It has come into force with
effect from 01/04/2010.
• Now education upto elementary level h
as become a fundamental right of every
child aging 6-14 yrs.

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• Every child of the age of six to fourteen years
shall have a right to free and compulsory Edu
cation in a neighbourhood school till completi
on of elementary education.
• Neighbourhood school means a primary sch
ool in vicinity of 1 Km and an upper primary s
chool in the vicinity of 3 Km of every habitatio
n.

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• Duty of the appropriate govt/local autho
rity to provide
• i. Free and compulsory education to ev
ery child.
• ii. To establish school within limits of pr
escribed neighbourhood.

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• Unaided Pvt. recognized schools and s
chools of special category to admit 25%
children from economically weaker sect
ion and disadvantaged group in class I
and re-imbursement thereof.

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• No capitation fee and screening proced
ure for admission.
• No child shall be denied admission in a
school for lack of age proof and in exte
nded period of admission.

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• The Act prohibits holding back in any cl
ass and expulsion of child admitted in a
school till completion of elementary edu
cation.
• Prohibition of physical punishment and
mental harassment to child.

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• No school to be established or can function a
fter the commencement of the Act without obt
aining certificate of recognition from appropri
ate Government which can be obtained subje
ct to fulfillment of norms and standards of the
school as per RTE Act.

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• Constitution of School Management Committ
ee in every school except unaided pvt. recog
nized schools.
• 75% representation from parent members.
• 50% representation from women.
• Representation from SC/ST and disadvantag
e group.

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• Minimum qualification as laid down by
Government is required for appointment
of a teacher.
• Duties of teachers and provision of redr
essal of their grievances.

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• Curriculum and evaluation procedure for ele
mentary education shall be laid down by an a
cademic authority.
• Delhi SCERT has been notified as Academic
authority for the above purpose.
• No board examination till elementary educati
on and award of certificate on completion sa
me.

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• Provision of protection of child rights an
d redressal of their grievances.
• Constitution of National and State Advis
ory councils.

16. Delhi Right to Education Rules,
2011
• For carrying out the provisions of this A
ct, Delhi Government has notified its rul
es under the title, "Delhi Right of Childr
en to Free and Compulsory Education
Rules, 2011"

17. Section 19 .1
No school shall be established or recognis
ed, under section 18,unless it fulfills the no
rms and standards specified in the schedul
e.

18. Section 19 .2
Where a school established before the co
mmencement of this act does not fulfills th
e norms and standards specified in the sc
hedule ,it shall take steps to fulfill such nor
ms and standards at its own expenses,witi
n a period of three years from the date of s
uch commencement.

19. Section 19 .3
Where a school fails to fulfills the norms a
nd standards within the period specified un
der sub section(I) of Section 18 shall withd
raw recognition granted to such school in t
he manner specified under subsection(3) t
hereof.

20. Section 19 .4
With effect from the date of withdrawal of r
ecognition under sub section (3), no schoo
l shall continue to function.

21. Section 19 .5
Any person who continues to run a school
after the recognition is withdrawn, shall be
liable to fine which may extends to one lak
h rupees and in case of continuing contrav
ention , to a fine of then thousands rupees
for each day during which such contraventi
on continues.

22. Role and duties of Principal u
nder
RTE Act. 2009

23. Creating awareness in the neighbourhood of
the school regarding right of child (6-14 yr
s) for seeking compulsory education through
students, teachers and parents and identifyin
g children who are out of school.

24. • Providing admission to out of school children
in age appropriate class and special training t
o them.
• Ensure compulsory admission, attendance a
nd completion of elementary education by ev
ery child of the age of six to fourteen years st
udying in school.

25. • Ensure that there is no discrimination and se
gregation of children belonging to weaker se
ction, dis-advantage group, children with spe
cial need which prevent them from completin
g elementary education.
• No child is subjected to caste, religion, gende
r abuse.

26. • Ensuring that children in school get goo
d quality elementary education conform
ing to standards and norms specified in
the schedule.
• No delay in issuance of transfer certific
ate as and whenever required by the ch
ild.

27. • Maintain records of the children admitte
d in a school as prescribed.
• No physical punishment or mental hara
ssment.

28. • Ensuring the constitution of School Mana
gement Committee as prescribed
and timely preparation of school develop
ment plan.

29. • To ensure that children admitted in sch
ool get timely benefits of their rights like
free books, uniforms, stationary, mid da
y meal, benefits of welfare schemes etc
.

30. • Ensure that teachers perform their duti
es namely regularity and punctuality in
attending the school.
• Timely completion of entire curriculum
within prescribed time frame as prescri
bed by academic authority.

31. • Assess the learning ability of each child
and accordingly supplement additional i
nstructions, if any as required.
• Hold regular meetings with parents and
guardians.

32. • Ensure that child completing elementar
y education is being awarded a certifica
te as prescribed by the government.

33. What’s special in this act
This Indian Act is unique from amongst such Acts from many
other countries for the following reasons:
• The definition of ‘free’ that goes beyond tuition fees
• The ‘compulsion’ being on the governments rather than on pa
rents
• the stress on ending discrimination, and on inclusion
• prescribing quality principles for the teaching-learning process
• an external constitutional body for monitoring the Act
• defining minimum norms and standards for the school
• addressing the emotional, stress and anxiety issues of childre
n

34. School Management Committee
School Development Plan
Counselling in School and Gender Sensitization
http://aif.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SMCBook1.pdf

35. DISCUSSIONS

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