NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today approved the scrapping of the no-detention policy in schools till Class 8.
It also gave its nod to the Human Resource Development Ministry’s plan of creating 20 world-class institutions in the country.
An enabling provision will be made in the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Amendment Bill which will allow states to detain students in class 5 and class 8 if they fail in the year-end exam.
However, the students will have to be given a second chance to improve via an examination before they are detained. The bill will now be placed in Parliament for approval. (AGENCIES)
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