Education Act numb to problems of advanced states: Kerala

EDUCATION

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 2 (PTI) The Right to Education
Act did not properly address the "new generation" problems of
states like Kerala which had already achieved the basic
targets set by the Act, state Education Minister M A Baby told
the state assembly Friday.
If the Centre had held discussions with states like
Kerala, situated in south India, before finalising the RTE
Act, the lacunae in it could have been avoided, Baby told the
house during question hour.
"Even while recognising the historic importance of the
Act considering the all-India situation, it is difficult to
say it is without flaws. This could have been avoided if the
Centre consulted a state like Kerala which has achieved the
basic targets like free and universal education in 1980s
itself", the Minister said.
He said the RTE Act did not make it clear how the Centre
was going to support states to meet additional financial
commitment for implementing programmes envisaged under it.
For instance, in the case of Kerala what was required was
speical central support to upgrade the physical infrastructure
of the insitutions and imporove academic quality, he said.
On the problem of sharp fall in enrollment in primary
classes in the state-run and government-aided schools, Baby
said there were also several schools where the enrollment had
increased in this academic year. PTI NM
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