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Rajya Sabha takes up bill to include disabled in RTE
Tuesday April 24, 2012 03:28:06 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A bill to
include children with disabilities in the ambit of the Right to
Education (RTE) was taken up by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment)
Bill, 2010, adds children with disability in the definition of
"disadvantaged groups" and will now be a part of the 25 percent
reservation offered to these groups.
The bill also gives children suffering from autism, cerebral
palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities the benefit of
choosing to study from home.
"They will also have the right to home based education. Parents
will have the option to assure home-based education for these
children. But it should not become an instrument for schools not
wanting to take these kids in classrooms. It should just remain an
option for parents," Human Resource Development Minister Kapil
Sibal informed the Rajya Sabha.
Extending support on the bill, BJP member Kaptan Singh Solanki
said the amendment had made the bill complete.
"This provision should have been there since the beginning. I
believe this legislation is now complete. Hence, we the opposition
support and welcome it," Solanki said.
The Right to Education act makes it the state's responsibility to
educate all children between ages 6-14.
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