The National Coalition for Education, New Delhi in collaboration with World Vision India organised a consultation on status of implementation of RTE Act, 2009 and inequity in primary, secondary and higher education here on Saturday.
Representatives from the Government, civil societies, teachers unions and academicians participated. The consultation aimed to generate mass awareness among stakeholders about RTE Act, 2009 and Sustainable Development Goal-4 in Odisha.
Teachers raised various problems like their schools not having separate toilets for boys and girl and drinking water facilities and teachers being engaged in non-academic works etc. School and Mass Education Assistant Director Deepak Ray ensured that problems shared by teachers will be addressed within a month. He also spoke about a series of initiatives taken by the Government to improve education system in the State.
NCE convenor Rama Kant Rai emphasized that 33.81 million children are still out of school. He said that enrolment in Government school has declined by 83.12 per cent in primary and 38.84 per cent in upper primary schools.
All the participants agreed on a fee regulatory legislation and repatriation of children to school who migrated outside. They decided to submit a charter of demands.