Sharing of financial and other responsibilities
Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 deals with sharing of financial and other responsibilities. The Central Government and the State Governments shall have concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out the provisions of this Act. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2010.
(1) The Central Government and the State Governments shall have concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Central Government shall prepare the estimates of capital and recurring expenditure for the implementation of the provisions of the Act.
(3) The Central Government shall provide to the State Governments, as grants-in-aid of revenues, such percentage of expenditure referred to in sub-section (2) as it may determine, from time to time, in consultation with the State Governments.
(4) The Central Government may make a request to the President to make a reference to the Finance Commission under sub-clause (d) of clause (3) of article 280 to examine the need for additional resources to be provided to any State Government so that the said State Government may provide its share of funds for carrying out the provisions of the Act.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the State Government shall, taking into consideration the sums provided by the Central Government to a State Government under sub-section (3), and its other resources, be responsible to provide funds for implementation of the provisions of the Act.
(6) The Central Government shall--
(a) develop a framework of national curriculum with the help of academic authority specified under section 29;
(b) develop and enforce standards for training of teachers;
(c) provide technical support and resources to the State Government for promoting innovations, researches, planning and capacity building.
Section 7, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009).
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Questions about Section 7
What does Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act deal with?
Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act is headed "Sharing of financial and other responsibilities". The Central Government and the State Governments shall have concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RTE Act 7, section 7 RTE Act, section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. People searching for it also type section 7 of right of children to free and compulsory education act 2009. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 29 (Curriculum and evaluation procedure), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Tamil Nadu Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 (2011), then the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education rules 2011 (2011).
When did Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, cited as RTE Act 7, came into force on 01 Apr 2010, having been enacted on 26 Aug 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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