Govt plans an RTE redressal system
With a barrage of Right to Education (RTE) related
grievances piling up at the Human Resource Development (HRD)
Ministry and the state governments, the government is considering setting up a well
defined grievance redressal mechanism and a law to check malpractices in school
education. The RTE promises free and compulsory education to all children aged between
six and 14.
At a review of the implementation of the RTE Act chaired by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal,
all states have been asked to put grievance redressal systems in place. Listing
out legal entitlements guaranteed under the RTE Act and making this information
available in the public along with lists of designated officers for each of these
legal entitlements has also been suggested.
The lists should be displayed on school walls and panchayat buildings for wider
dissemination of information. The ministry has advised that officers designated
to handle legal entitlements should be education officers and a time schedule should
be fixed for disposal of such grievances and complaints. A three month timeline
should, it is suggested, be considered the maximum waiting period for disposal of
such complaints.
Courtesy: Indian Express
