Summary:
The no detention policy is an excuse to hide our poor performance," said Patel. He said the evaluation was meant to address the deficiencies of no detention policy. Sukhdev Patel, who has worked on RTE since it was first conceptualised, said the 'detention' policy being proposed shows that the Indian psyche can't think beyond exams. What had happened on account of RTE’s no detention policy is that children no more feared exams and did not bother to study, said a teacher. But most primary school teachers DNA talked to welcomed the move, calling it a much-needed amendment..