PNS | Bhubaneswar
Under the intervention of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, School and Mass Education Minister Pratap Jena finally agreed to implement the Right to Education Act from April 1, 2010.
Earlier, Jena had made a statement that the State was not prepared to implement the law as it required huge resources to the tune of Rs 16,000 crore. He had even stated that additional 30,000 schools need to be opened for making RTE effective. These statements had invited the wrath of the Chief Minister.
Patnaik on Wednesday convened a meeting to this effect at the State Secretariat. Later, it was decided that the Right to Education Act would be implemented from April 1. Under this act, education would be made compulsory for all children below 14. A student teacher ratio of 30:1 would be created.
All the vacancies would be filled up on a war-footing. There would be a redeployment of teachers. If in one district more teachers have been found, they would be transferred to other districts.
More “Gana (Mass) Teachers” would be appointed. Teachers would be imparted training through Distance Education programme of universities and IGNOU. About 50 lakh books would be published and special care would be taken for visually-handicapped.
School and Mass Education Minister Pratap Jena, Development Commissioner SP Nanda and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bijoy Patnaik and others attended the meeting.
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