Supreme Court directs states to survey orphaned children denied education

Supreme Court directs states to survey orphaned children denied education

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all states to survey orphaned children who were denied education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan further asked the Centre to consider including data of such children in the upcoming census, scheduled […]

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Delhi-NCR schools flout RTE Act, detain students in Classes 6 and 7

Delhi-NCR schools flout RTE Act, detain students in Classes 6 and 7

Several prestigious schools of Delhi-NCR have allegedly held back students in Classes 6 and 7 in violation of the Right to Education Act of 2009, education activists and parents said. The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education notified rules regarding ‘Examination and Holding Back in Certain Cases’ in December 2024 […]

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