RIGHT TO UNIVERSAL, FREE, COMPULSORY & QUALITY EDUCATION BILL 2007
Chapter III
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE
5. General Responsibility of the State
It shall be the responsibility of the
State:-
(i) To ensure the availability of a
neighbourhood school for every child within a period of
three years from commencement of this Act;
Provided that in case of non-availability
of a neighbourhood school, the State shall provide free
transportation arrangements to the nearest school or
provide free residential schools/ facilities,
(ii) To ensure that every child is
provided free education in the school mentioned in
sub-clause (i);
Provided that Parents/guardians who
choose to admit their children to the non-free quota in
a school shall not have any claim on the State for
providing free education to their children,
(iii) To institute and implement a
mechanism for regular monitoring of enrolment,
participation and attainment status of every child, and
taking corrective steps wherever necessary, so that
every child completes elementary education, and to make
information in this regard available in the public
domain, including on an on-line basis,
(iv) To ensure that children in schools
receive education (a) of equitable quality, and (b)
conforming to values enshrined in the Constitution, and,
(v) To ensure that economic social,
cultural, linguistic, gender, administrative, locational,
disability or other barriers do not prevent children
from participating in, and completing elementary
education.
6. Responsibility of the State Towards
the Non-enrolled Child
The appropriate government shall take
necessary steps to ensure that: -
i) All non-enrolled children who are in
the 7-9 years’ age group at the commencement of this
Act, are enrolled in a neighbourhood school within one
year of the commencement of this Act.
ii) All non-enrolled children who are in
the 9-14 years’ age group at the commencement of this
Act are enrolled in special programmes in a
neighbourhood school, if available, and failing that, in
another school to enable them to be admitted to an age
appropriate grade in a neighbourhood school as early as
possible, but in any case within three years of the
commencement of this Act.
7. Provision of Facilities to Young
Persons to Complete Elementary Education
If a young person has, for whatever
reason, been unable to complete elementary education by
the age of fourteen years but is continuing her
education in a school at that age, she shall continue to
be provided free education in such school till she
completes elementary education or attains the age of
eighteen years, whichever is earlier.
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