Laws for Protection and Care of Children: Right to Education
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What provision does the text make for non-admitted children?

It allows for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age-appropriate class.

What does 'free' mean in the context of elementary education?

No child shall be liable to pay any kind of fee, charges, or expenses.

What are the responsibilities outlined for Governments, Local Authorities, and Parents?

To provide free and compulsory education, share financial responsibilities, and specify duties.

What norms and standards are laid down in the text?

<p>Norms related to Pupil Teacher Ratios, infrastructure, school days, and teacher hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What qualifications are required for teachers as mentioned in the text?

<p>Appropriately trained teachers with the requisite academic qualifications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text address teacher deployment?

<p>By ensuring the specified pupil-teacher ratio is maintained for each school.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What types of non-educational work are teachers prohibited from being deployed for under the RTE Act?

<p>The RTE Act provides for prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational work, other than decennial census, elections to local authority, state legislatures and parliament, and disaster relief.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What practices are prohibited under the RTE Act?

<p>The RTE Act prohibits: (a) physical punishment and mental harassment; (b) screening procedures for admission of children; (c) capitation fee; (d) private tuition by teachers and (e) running of schools without recognition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the RTE Act?

<p>The RTE Act ensures that every kid from six to fourteen years old has the right to go to school without paying fees, and makes sure that schools follow certain rules for quality education and that teachers are well-trained.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of the RTE Act for the country's future?

<p>By following the RTE Act, we're making sure that all children have the chance to learn and grow, which is super important for our country's future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of the information provided in the text?

<p>The information is from the website <a href="https://dsel.education.gov.in/rte">https://dsel.education.gov.in/rte</a>.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Article 21-A in the Constitution of India provide for?

<p>Free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Article 21-A and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act come into effect?

<p>1 April 2010</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Right to Free and Compulsory Education under the RTE Act entail?

<p>Right of children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighborhood school</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the essential norms and standards that a formal school must satisfy under the RTE Act?

<p>Satisfactory and equitable quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'compulsory education' mean according to the RTE Act?

<p>Obligation of the appropriate government to provide free elementary education and ensure compulsory admission, attendance, and completion of elementary education to every child in the six to fourteen age group</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the title of the RTE Act incorporating the words 'free and compulsory'?

<p>Emphasizes the right of children to both free and compulsory education</p> Signup and view all the answers

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