Amend RTA to protect constitutional rights of minorities schools
Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. today pleaded in the Rajya Sabha that Right to
Education Act, be amended to protect the Constitutional rights of
minority schools.
In the special mention laid on the table of the House due to paucity of
time, Mr Naik says that the act prohibits screening procedure for
admission of students. Minorities contend that, by not allowing them to
check as to whom they are admitting, there is a possibility of unruly
elements and, those who are totally opposed to the ideologies and value
system of minority community, getting into their institutions.
Minority schools managements in the country which have recently
expressed some objections with respect to certain provisions of Right to
Education Act 2009, have contended, Mr Naik said, that the provisions
in the act which has the consequences of denying them grants if they do
not comply with certain provisions of RTE Act also violates their
constitutional rights.
Minorities have opposed the composition of Management Committee under
the Act which according to the act, 75 per cent has to be from amongst
parents or guardians of children, and remaining from local bodies, from
the teacher community and from local educationists, thus, making the
Managing Committee majority dominated, Mr Naik said.
Mr Naik further said that the minority schools contend that they have
established schools and also hostel facilities and therefore
neighborhood concept will deprive the children of tribal and SC/ ST
communities from availing school and hostel facilities provided by
minority institutions.
While enacting any legislation with respect to education, the government
should examine the constitutional rights given to minorities since the
inception. If legislations come in a way of such guarantees it will lead
to litigations in several courts of the country, Mr Naik said in his
special mention.
SHANTARAM NAIK
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