GO.55 , NORMS FOR RATIONALIZATION OF SCHOOLS

GO.55 , NORMS FOR RATIONALIZATION OF SCHOOLS

Under Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009, the Right to Education is
accorded the same legal status as the Right to Life as provided by Article 21 (a)
of Indian Constitution. Every child in age group of 6 to 14 years will have to be
provided upto 8 years of Elementary Education on admission to an age
appropriate class in the vicinity of his / her neighborhood.
Right to Education Act 2009 at Section 25(1) reads:-
“Within six months from the date of commencement of this
Act, the appropriate Government and the local authority shall
ensure that the Pupil-Teacher Ratio, as specified in the
Schedule, is maintained in each school.”