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LS passes bill to scrap 'no detention' rule for students of classes 5, 8

According to the HRD Minister, it is necessary to rebuild the education system of the country

HRD minister Prakash Javadekar
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HRD minister Prakash Javadekar

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to end the 'no detention' policy in schools for students of classes 5 to 8. Talking on The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the need was to rebuild the education system of India, and that the presence of 'no detention' policy was leading to a poor education system
What is 'No detention policy'?

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE) passed in the year 2009 makes education a

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