By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Kapil Sibal, has informed that the Centre has already amended the RTE Act, 2009 to address the issues concerning the composition of the School Managing Committees (SMC).
“Under the Act, the managing committees would take care of the management of the schools. If at all there has to be a representation of the parents in the SMC, they would only have an advisory role,” Sibal said while taking to news persons in Sohra on Friday.
Sibal also said the RTE Act is not going to disturb the existing composition of the SMC in the minority and private aided institutions.
“The management will be done by the minority institutions and private bodies itself,” Sibal asserted.
Earlier during the recent Autumn Session of the State Assembly, Education Minister Prof. RC Laloo had informed that the HRD Ministry had rejected a proposal made by the State Government to amend Section 21 of the RTE Act, 2009 which concerns with composition of the School Managing Committees (SMC).
Opposition leader Conrad K Sangma, while expressing concern over the rejection of the proposal by the Centre, had said, “As per Section 21 of the RTE Act seventy-five per cent of the strength of the school managing committee shall be constituted from amongst parents and guardians of children studying in the school.”
He had stated that Section 21 needed amendment since majority of the educational institution in the State are managed and administered by religious institutions.
Sibal’s statement on Friday, has put to rest all apprehensions about the management of religious and minority-run institutions in the State.