IMPHAL Sep 4: A Ukhrul district convention on Right to education (RTE) was organised by Ukhrul District Alliance for child rights at TTA conference hall at Ukhrul . A press release by state coordinator of Manipur alliance for Child Rights S Bhaigyachandra states that the said convention urged all concerned to make education a free zone devoid from corruption, percentage deduction, bandh, strikes etc. in the state.
The recommendations of the convention urged the government to immediately develop state rules on right to education act while involving representations from each districts of the state in the process of framing the state rules, to constitute the state commission for child rights, to declare the village authority as local authority at village level under RTE Act,2009,to make implimentation of RTE Act,2009 free from political and bereaucratic interference and to release teachers salaries on time among others. There were 78 participants representing various organisations of the state.
