Key Role of Teachers- in Implementing RTE Act-2009

Abstract

For an illiterate person, things which are right sometimes may go wrong, just because he is lack of the powerful weapon –Education For today’s world, the one who earns is the one with power. And even if a person do lot of things, he/she will not be said to be accountable till the time it brings profit. As of now, I wish, all the citizen of my country to be educated so that they could contribute the nation’s wealth and economy and can be confident persons indeed. Because education just don’t bring knowledge to you but it also blesses you with self confidence which makes you realize about your own self importance. Thus, it can be said that education is the integral part of growth and development of every individual as well as nation. The role of education in facilitating social and economic progress is well recognized. Education is both a human right in itself and a means for realizing and promoting other human rights. The children have the Right to Education because education is the only key to open the lock of all hidden potential, sharpens their innate abilities and converts them into responsible citizens. It is therefore, there is need to put emphasis on education aspect to build the capacity of the nation to its fullest The recently enacted Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 in India is an important step and defining event in that direction.
India is a largest democratic country with 1.21 crores people (Census Report of India, 2011). But 42.1% of people are still suffering from inequality in education here (United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, 2014). It brings a major fall in the position of India (India’s HDI Rank-135) than the other developed countries in respect to Human Development Index (HDI) (UNDP, 2010). After 69 years of independence, India is still unable to provide satisfactory level of education to its all citizens. According to the Indian Census Report (2011), only 74.04 % people are literate in India. It means that almost 25.96% people are illiterate in our country. In this background, the Right to Education Act (2009) has taken by the Indian Government is a historical and significant initiative.