08-09-2008, 02:00 PM
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
The scarcity of funds has forced the UPA Government to put on hold its ambitious Right to Education (RTE) Bill. The UPA's dream project, aimed at providing free and compulsory education to children in the age group of six to 14, has now been referred to a Group of Ministers (GoM).
The Government had earlier planned to introduce the Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament. But with the States refusing to agree to fund it to the extent suggested by the Centre, the matter has been put on the back burner. With the Central finances in a precarious position, the Government has decided not to be too adventurist.
The scheme would have required nearly Rs 55,000 crore in the first year itself. The financial requirement for implementing the measure for seven years (from 2008-09 to 2014-15) is estimated to be Rs 2.28 lakh crore.
Sources said the Government could table the Bill in the monsoon session so that the actual implementation part was required to be undertaken only after the general elections.
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The scarcity of funds has forced the UPA Government to put on hold its ambitious Right to Education (RTE) Bill. The UPA's dream project, aimed at providing free and compulsory education to children in the age group of six to 14, has now been referred to a Group of Ministers (GoM).
The Government had earlier planned to introduce the Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament. But with the States refusing to agree to fund it to the extent suggested by the Centre, the matter has been put on the back burner. With the Central finances in a precarious position, the Government has decided not to be too adventurist.
The scheme would have required nearly Rs 55,000 crore in the first year itself. The financial requirement for implementing the measure for seven years (from 2008-09 to 2014-15) is estimated to be Rs 2.28 lakh crore.
Sources said the Government could table the Bill in the monsoon session so that the actual implementation part was required to be undertaken only after the general elections.
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