11-24-2007, 02:37 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Right to Education Bill -- one of the key planks of the ruling UPA's Common Minimum Programme -- may prove to be a non-starter.
The Government has developed cold feet in pushing the legislation because it would shift the entire financial burden for ensuring free and compulsory education on the Centre, highly placed sources said.
"With the State Governments dithering on sharing the financial burden, the Bill mooted in 2005 has suffered a setback," said an official.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now they can fund education only to Muslims.
The Government has developed cold feet in pushing the legislation because it would shift the entire financial burden for ensuring free and compulsory education on the Centre, highly placed sources said.
"With the State Governments dithering on sharing the financial burden, the Bill mooted in 2005 has suffered a setback," said an official.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now they can fund education only to Muslims.