<p>The Sectarian Nature of India’s Educational Rights @realitycheckind, @pranasutra PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT HIGHLY SECTARIAN LAW  Applies only to ‘non-minority’ (effectively Hindu) schools EXTREMELY REGULATIVE  25% of seats in each private school to be reserved for disadvantaged sections of society  Due to almost non-existent reimbursement from the Government, the other 75% students cross-subsidise  Infrastructure, staff, management and other regulations  Closure of thousands of non-minority schools  Increasing number of minority institutions  Drastic fall in educational standards of kids  Stagnation in enrollment rates of students  Due to decreased capacity! “Rapidly declining stake for Hindu community in the field of Education!!” Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Constitutional provisions related to Education Evolution of the educational provisions RTE and its effects Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Constitutional provisions related to Education Evolution of the educational provisions RTE and its effects CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS - 1  Constitution of India created in the backdrop of Partition  Protection of Rights of ‘minorities’ emerged as a natural concern  Rights were debated in the Constitutional Assembly under two high level categories  Political Rights  Religious & Educational EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS - 2  After much debate, separate political rights for religious minorities were NOT granted  Religious rights were granted under Articles 25-29  Common rights applicable to all religions  Bias against Hinduism exists – mandates social reform of Hindu religion and temples  Educational rights were *exclusively* granted to religious and linguistic minorities  No provision in the Constitution to address educational rights of Hindus ARTICLE 30  30. Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions  (1) All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and a