The Right to Education Act 2009 (RTE Act) passed by the Parliament of India makes education a fundamental right for all children between the ages of six and fourteen. The Act was enforced on 1 April 2010 and is a landmark development in achieving universal elementary education.Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh on Monday said the government is planning to extend the scope of Right to Education(RTE) up to Class 12. At present, the provisions of RTE are applicable till Class 8. Singh said this while answering to questions by several members in the Delhi Assembly’s budget session regarding implementation of RTE in Delhi schools.
Singh added that the government plans to appoint more than 13,000 teachers in various categories in the Education department.
“We feel the need to move beyond the RTE. We also wish to implement the provisions of RTE up to class 12,” said Singh. Replying to queries raised by members about shortage of teachers in government schools, Singh admitted that there is a shortage of 6,000 permanent teachers, but 3,793 guest teachers are there to fill in the gap.
“We will soon fill up all vacant posts,” he added.
Giving information about the implementation of RTE in Delhi Singh said Delhi has one of the best student-teacher ratios, at 38:1, in the country.
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