Expressing deep concern over a clause in the Right to Education Act, Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka today said not failing any student till Class VIII was a threat to the future of the students as well as the nation. The Central Government must immediately omit this clause to promote quality education in the country, he said.
Maluka, who was here to inaugurate the Government Senior Secondary School at Rajpura Colony along with Cabinet Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, said after various states had demanded amendment of this particular clause, the Central Government had constituted a committee under Haryana Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal to take views of various states in this regard.
“I was also a member of the committee and the committee had proposed that this particular clause should be changed,” he said. “The decision whether to send the students to the next class or not should be left to the states as it is their internal matter. I feel, its must to hold exams and fail students if they are not studying properly to ensure that they take keen interests in their studies during initial classes for a strong educational foundation,” he added. “However, the Central Government is yet to take notice of the committee’s recommendations,” he added.
He categorically said this particular clause had set a very poor trend in schools and there was a lot of indiscipline since the students had become fearless regarding their evaluation.
He said, “Students are of the view, come what may, they are going to be promoted to the next class and this is affecting the academic standards of government schools.”
Maluka said the school, which was inaugurated today, was the first government school in Punjab that had been built in accordance with the guidelines of the Right to Education Act as far as infrastructure was concerned.
He said the state government was going to spend Rs 25 crore on purchasing furniture for primary schools out of which Rs 10 crore had already been released.
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