NEW DELHI, April 27 (PTI) - The funding pattern between the Centre and the State for implementing Right To Education Act should be referred to the National Development Council headed by the Prime Minister, a Parliamentary panel has suggested.
The Parliamentary committee on HRD in its 221st report has said the States will not be able to meet their share for Right To Education (RTE) Act.
The implementation of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), an on-going scheme that aims at universalisation of elementary education, has been affected due to the inability of States to provide the required funds for the scheme, it said.
"Their (States') financial constraints with regard to SSA could increase manifold in view of requirement of enormous funds for implementation of the Right To Education Act," the committee, headed by Oscar Fernandes, said in its report.
NEW DELHI, April 27 (PTI) - The funding pattern between the Centre and the State for implementing Right To Education Act should be referred to the National Development Council headed by the Prime Minister, a Parliamentary panel has suggested.
The Parliamentary committee on HRD in its 221st report has said the States will not be able to meet their share for Right To Education (RTE) Act.
The implementation of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), an on-going scheme that aims at universalisation of elementary education, has been affected due to the inability of States to provide the required funds for the scheme, it said.
"Their (States') financial constraints with regard to SSA could increase manifold in view of requirement of enormous funds for implementation of the Right To Education Act," the committee, headed by Oscar Fernandes, said in its report.
