NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (PTI) - The Centre today rejected the demand of States to provide up to 100 per cent funds for implementing Right to Education Act and asked them to contribute to the national mission as they have surplus funds.
"Several chief ministers have written to me asking for 100 per cent funds or 90 per cent... It is not possible as the Centre has done maximum possible by providing Rs 2,31,000 crore... Now it is for the states to contribute," HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said in the Lok Sabha.
The States have surplus budgets now, Sibal said during Question Hour, adding, "Moreover, this is not a Centre-State issue, it is a national issue. I think efforts should be made by states to implement the RTE."
Education ministers of many State have expressed willingness to collaborate with the Centre to achieve objectives under the RTE, he added.
