Tag: Right To Education

Bhubaneswar: Hundred of school teachers under the aegis of United B.Ed Teachers Federation staged demonstration at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar today with various demands including subject-wise teacher appointment and equal status to Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) of primary schools at par with the TGTs working in secondary schools. The Federation has alleged, even after the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Providing respite to around 11 lakh teachers appointed till March 2015 under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, a bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, extending the date to acquire the minimum qualifications till 2019. As per the existing Act that came into effect from April 1, 2010, teachers were required to […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as a majority of public schools in the State shying away from implementing the Right to Education Act (RTE Act), the Odisha government has turned a blind eye to such violations and has gone back on its promise to provide quality education to students from poorer families. The blatant violation of the RTE […]

New Delhi: The Right to Education (RTE) Forum on Wednesday expressed its concern over the education budget for the country which, it said, continues to fall short of the global average and the recommendations of the Kothari Commission. The forum, which invited several parliamentarians to discuss the funds for education in the Union Budget 2018-19, […]

Private schools in Koraput district have been asked to follow the guidelines of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and get their doubts, if any, cleared by the district education office

Mumbai: On International Street Children’s Day on Friday, actress-activist Dia Mirza promised to fight for children who are deprived of basic necessities and rights. “I will fight till each one of you have your rights. I think the world needs to wake up to how incredible each one of you is and to how much […]

Bhubaneswar: Regional Director of DAV Institutions in Odisha, KC Mohanty was served a show cause notice by the Odisha State Commission For Protection Of Child Rights (OSCPCR) over alleged violation of Right To Education (RTE) Act in the years 2018-19 & 2019-20. As per reports, OSCPCR issued the notice after it received a complaint from […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 6,340 schools in Odisha with a strength of less than 20 students will soon be closed, a notification issued by the State School and Mass Education department over implementation guidelines for the policy of rationalisation and consolidation of schools has revealed. The notice stated that around 11,517 schools of the State […]