Free education for handicapped in Kendriya Vidyalayas

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - That Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is playing a key role in revitalising the party is known. And despite a demanding schedule, he keeps fit by exercising regularly.

July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sixteen years after the idea was mooted, a bill aiming to provide free and compulsory education to children in the age group of six to 14 was introduced in the Lok Sabha Friday. This was a matter of national importance for UPA (United Progressive Alliance government).

July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The salient features of the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Bill are - - Free and compulsory education to all children of India in the six to 14 age group; - No child shall be held back, expelled, or required to pass a board examination until completion of elementary education; - A child who completes elementary education (upto class 8) shall be awarded a certificate; - Calls for a fixed student-teacher ratio; - Will apply to all of India except Jammu and Kashmir; - Provides for 25 percent reservation for economically disadvantaged communities in admission to Class One in all private schools; - Mandates improvement in quality of education; - School teachers will need adequate professional degree within five years or else will lose job; -- School infrastructure (where there is problem) to be improved in three years, else recognition cancelled; -- Financial burden will be shared between state and central government

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari will give away the prizes to the winners of the 21st National Youth Parliament Competition, 2008-2009 for Kendriya Vidyalayas here today. The students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, CLRI, Chennai, which stood first in the competition, will present a short sitting of "Youth Parliament" on the occasion.

July 30th, 2009 PATNA - After years of neglect, the 391 schools that were set up in Bihar to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream that one day all Indian children will have access to basic education are set to get a new lease of life. State Human Resources Development Minister Hari Narain Singh told IANS here Thursday that the government has decided to spend Rs.50 crore to improve the infrastructure of the Buniyadi Vidyalayas (basic schools), about six of which were set up by the father of the nation himself.

July 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of handicapped people staged a demonstration at the residence of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday against lack of outlay in the budget for their welfare. The protest was organized by a New Delhi-based NGO, the Disabled Rights Group.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Monday announced creation of nearly 35,000 more seats in primary sections of Sarvodaya Vidyalayas in the national capital. "We have increased the intake of students from 40 to 50 in every class of the primary sections of the Sarvodaya schools of the Delhi government following good results of our schools," said Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet today approved providing free and compulsory education to children aged 6-14 by giving its nod to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2005. Earlier announcing the government's agenda for the education sector in the next 100 days, Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal had said that enactment of the Bill - also known as the Right to Education Bill - will be followed by the notification of the 86th Constitutional Amendment in the official gazette.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - New Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal is strongly in favour of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's education sector and also plans to "synchronise" madrassa education with the mainstream. "FDI must come into India.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) - autonomous schools under the human resource development ministry - outshone all other schools across India with a whopping 97.84 pass percentage in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 exams this year. Bettering its own performance from last year, even if marginally, the JNV students upped their pass percentage by 0.30 percent.

May 26th, 2009 PANCHKULA - More than 90 percent of Class 10 students in Panchkula region - comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh - have passed the exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), an official said here Tuesday. CBSE joint director (Panchkula) D.R.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The autonomous Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) performed better than other schools across India with a whopping 94 percent JNV students passing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams. The pass percentage of Navodaya Vidyalayas in board exams was 94.09 percent, which is 2.65 percent higher than last year.

April 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Panjab University (PU) Monday announced that it will provide free education to blind students from the next academic session. 'This decision has been taken as we want to fulfil our commitment towards the visually impaired students.

April 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Parents and students of state-run as well as private schools Sunday evening protested outside the official residence of Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna the poor quality education of state-run schools and arbitrary fee hike by private schools. A gathering of nearly 800 people started their protest outside Khanna's house around 5 p.m.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The union cabinet has ended the uncertainty over the status of employees of state-owned broadcasters All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan with its decision Thursday to put them on par with central government staff. The decision was taken at a meeting of the cabinet presided over by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is recuperating after a heart bypass operation.