[The order issued by the Delhi HC, in response to a petition concerning the rights of the physically disabled children, is of course a positive development.
There is another PIL broadly covering the same /similar grounds filed by Shantha Sinha and MC Mehta under consideration by the Supreme Court, focussing on prohibition of child labour. Todays newspaper carries an item that each educationally backward district, numbering 374 i.e. more than half of the total 604, will have one model college.] I/III. From: Ashok Agarwal <[email protected]> Date: 2010/1/21 ------------------------------ *HC asks Ashok Agarwal Committee to also look into the issue of appointments of special educators for disabled children * * * *IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI* W.P.(C) 6771/2008 SOCIAL JURIST, A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP..... Petitioner Through Mr. Ashok Agarwal, Ms. Kusum Sharma, Advs. Versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI and ANR...... Respondents Through Ms. Madhu Tewatia, Adv. for NDMC. Ms. Deepa Rai, Adv. for NCERT. Mr. S. Rajappa, Adv. for KVS. Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Adv. for NCTD. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN B. LOKAR HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA *O R D E R* 20.01.2010 Mr. Ashok Agarwal (learned counsel for the petitioner) has been appointed as chairperson of a Committee to make recommendations for the enforcement and implementation of the Right to Education Act. We have no doubt that in his capacity as chairperson of this committee Mr. Ashok Agarwal will make appropriate recommendation including those relating to the issues raised in this Writ Petition. This being the position, we do not think that any useful purpose will be served by continuing with this Writ Petition. If there is any cause of action that arises after the recommendations of committee are made, the petition can always be filled a fresh Writ Petition. This Writ Petition is disposed off. 20.01.2010 Sd. Madan B. Lokur, J Mukta Gupta, J II. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RTE-bill-will-be-in-effect-soon-Centre/articleshow/5418338.cms RTE bill will be in effect soon: CentreTNN, 7 January 2010, 02:59am IST NEW DELHI: A day after TOI carried a report on the delay in notification of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, the Supreme Court’s anguish on the issue made the Centre promise on Wednesday that it would bring the Act into effect ‘‘very soon’’. The Act would make it mandatory for every child between 6 and 14 years to go to school. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said: ‘‘If the Act was implemented in letter and spirit, the ugly face of child labour can be wiped out... There will be no child at work but in school...where he ought to be.’’ Solicitor-general Gopal Subramaniam assured that the Act would be brought into effect "very soon". The apex court’s anguish was understandable as its own judgment in 1993 first brought into focus the right of children to free and compulsory education, which finally appeared to be on course with Parliament enacting the Right to Education Act in August last year. But the Act was still to be notified to enable its implementation, petitioners advocate M C Mehta and National Council for Protection of Child Rights chairperson Shanta Sinha pointed out. Solicitor-general Gopal Subramaniam agreed with the apex court that school was the place for children and promised that "the Right to Education Act will be brought into effect very soon." He said things had improved considerably with the implementation of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan. "The dropout rate of girl children from schools has come down from 37.5% to 11.36%. This is a significant improvement. Once the (RTE) Act is put in place, it will provide a complete answer to the problem of child labour and their education," he said. "Not only do we have to work towards implementing the Act, but also towards eliminating child labour," Subramaniam said. III. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/model-colleges-in-backward-districts-approved_100307651.html Model colleges in backward districts approved January 21st, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved the setting up of a model college in each of the 374 districts identified as educationally backward. Less than 12 students out of every 100 studying in secondary schools go to colleges in these districts. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the introduction of a new scheme to provide central assistance for setting up of a model degree college in each of these educationally backward districts. On an average, each model college will have 500 students and thus, the total number to be enrolled in the 374 colleges will be about 187,000. The selection of these districts was made on the basis of gross enrolment ratio in higher education. At present, nearly 13 percent of secondary school students in India ever go to college. The situation is even worse in the above 374 districts. Under the scheme, the central government shall provide 33 percent of expenditure for setting up of these model colleges in financially well off states. For economically backward states, the share of the centre will be 50 percent of the capital cost, which is around Rs.40 million. The cabinet said the total funds required for establishing these colleges will be around Rs.29.92 billion and the central government will fund about Rs.10.79 billion. The rest will be taken care by the respective state governments. The land shall be provided free of cost by the state governments. The cabinet said a clear agreement will be signed with each state before releasing any funds. -- Peace Is Doable--
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