SDMC Coordination Committee welcomes extension of RTE Act up to class 10 for SC/ST students

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The determination  to widen  the RTE Act, 2009 for children from economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups is simply a progressive and welcoming step, says Niranjanaradhya V.P., educationist, SDMC Coordination Committee.

The determination to widen the RTE Act, 2009 for children from economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups is simply a progressive and welcoming step, says Niranjanaradhya V.P., educationist, SDMC Coordination Committee. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

The Karnataka State School Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMCs) Co-ordination Committee has welcomed the State government’s determination to widen escaped and compulsory acquisition to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) students up to people 10 nether the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009.

The committee’s patron and educationist Niranjanaradhya V.P. said that the determination of the State authorities to widen the RTE Act, 2009 for children from economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups is simply a progressive and welcoming step. “It is neither contradictory nor repugnant to the halfway proviso of the Act since it a progressive step. There is nary request for amending the genitor Act,” helium added.

“The Article 258 of the Indian Constitution empowers the Union authorities to delegate its enforcement functions and duties to State governments oregon their officers. It acts arsenic a captious instrumentality for cooperative federalism for effectual implementation of policies and laws. Therefore, a gazette notification is mostly capable for extending the provisions of the Act nether delegated powers of making rules oregon gazette notifications nether administrative instrumentality for effectual implementation,” helium said.

“The authorities tin contented a gazette notification to widen the proviso of escaped acquisition to the children of marginalised communities. The children studying successful authorities and aided schools are already getting this payment up to people 10,” helium said.

Published - May 24, 2026 09:11 p.m. IST

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