MP ready to scrap no detention policy from this year

Bhopal | Monday | 23rd July, 2018

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The policy was implemented as part of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) under the RTE Act to ensure all-round development of students.The Union government amended the law as the policy was adversely affecting learning and teaching level of students. All we need to do is to get it implemented at the earliest,” Joshi said. Finally, the Union government became successful in getting green signal for amendments. Bhopal: After Lok Sabha passed a bill to amend the right of education (RTE) law — to do away with no detention policy — the state government has decided to implement the law from this year.Under the policy, students up to Class 8 are automatically promoted to the next class without being held back even if they do not get a passing grade. Madhya Pradesh was one of the 21 states, which had proposed to the Union government to scrap the policy last year.Minister of state for school education Deepak Joshi told TOI the state will implement the newly amended rules as soon as the Union government issues gazette notification.“It is a landmark decision for us because we have been pursuing it for long..