Motion for the Grand Final - The 2nd NLS Debate - Junior

Lack of education has been seen as a major detriment to India’s development.  The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), passed by the Indian parliament in 2009, seeks to remedy this problem by making education a fundamental right of all citizens of India. The act contains various provisions that prescribe norms for ensuring education to all Indians. However a particularly controversial provision is one that mandates a 25% reservation of seats for children from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in private schools.  This provision has been seen as an unreasonable imposition on private schools’ freedom and a case of the government shifting the burden of education on to private entities. On the other hand, the provision could lead to greater social harmony through interaction between children from EWS and children from more privileged sections of society.  Is the compulsory 25% reservation justified? Or is it an unreasonable infringement of a private school’s freedom?

This house will not allow reservation for students from economically weaker sections in private schools

This is a debate that will not only shape the contours of our country's future in ensuring basic education, but will fundamentally determine the viability of working out such policies within a society that is driven by socio-economic class factors from the very grassroots. 

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