 bill no 3 of  2012 the compulsory imparting of moral education in educational institutions bill, 2012 by dr mahendrasinh p chauhan, mp a billto provide for compulsory imparting of moral education in educational institutions upto secondary level in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-third year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the compulsory imparting of moral education in educational institutions act, 2012short title, extent  and commencement5(2) it extends to the whole of india(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;(b) "council" means the advisory council constituted under section 7; (c) "educational institution" means any school imparting education upto secondary level;5(d) "moral education" means education based on teaching of good principles and values cherished for years such as regard and respect for elders, parents, teachers and guardians and setting reasonable standards of virtues and reinforcing discipline among students with a view to enable them to distinguish between right and wrong; and(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act103 from such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, specify, moral education shall be compulsorily imparted in all educational institutions upto secondary levelcompulsory moral education in educational institutions4 the appropriate government shall, immediately after issuance of notification under section 3, issue directions for compulsory imparting of moral education in all educational institutions, within its jurisdiction15appropriate government to issue directions for compulsorily imparting moral education5 the appropriate government shall derecognize an educational institution, which does not comply with the provisions of section 3:derecognition of educational institutionsprovided that any such derecognition shall be done only after giving such educational institutions a reasonable opportunity of being heard206 subject to such rules, as may be prescribed, the appropriate government shall cause to appoint such number of teachers with such qualifications as may be specified, for imparting moral education to students upto secondary levelappointment of teachers for imparting moral education7 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, establish an advisory council in each district in such manner as may be prescribedestablishment and functions of advisory council25(2) the council shall consist of such number of  persons, as may be prescribed, which shall include persons having specialized knowledge of moral principles, values and experience of teaching moral education(3) the council shall:—30(a) take steps to encourage media, non-governmental organizations and other agencies in providing moral education in educational institutions; and(b) coordinate with the appropriate government and educational institutions with a view to ensuring effective implementation of the provisions of the act358 notwithstanding anything contained in this act, the provisions of this act, the provisions of this act shall apply to a minority educational institution only if the management of such institution conveys to the appropriate government their willingness to impart moral education in their institutionact to apply to minority educational institutions in certain situation9 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by law by parliament in this behalf  provide adequate funds to the states for appointing teachers and other infrastructure required for the purpose of this actcentral government to provide funds40overriding effect of the act10 the provisions of this act and rules made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force, but save as aforesaid the provisions of this act, shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in forcepower to make rules11 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act510(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsin the modern age, there has been a sharp decline in the values which were cherished and practiced from the time immemorial in indian society there was a time when moral education used to be an essential component of the education system at gurukuls and such other centres as a result, pupils grew stronger both intellectually and spiritually and influenced society as well as the state by their significant contributions however, with the passage of time, we are losing our great values with the result that we tend to become hypocrite and it is reflected in our day-to-day brawls between teachers and students, disrespect to elders and cases of abandonment of old-aged parents by their own offsprings this trend must be checked urgentlya child learns from whatever he observes around and, therefore, society, parents and the state owe a duty to create an atmosphere in which children may have all round development moral education has become need of the day today, there is no dearth of the news items covering incidents of rape of a daughter by her own father, molestation and eve teasing of minor girls, killing of old parents by their own sons, threatening of teachers by their students, etc it is commonly said that the children are the future of the nation and custodian of moral value of society so, it becomes all the more important to inculcate in children moral values and ideals right from the early stage of childhood preparing a conducive atmosphere to learn moral values will have salutary effect on minds of school going children and when they will grow mature they can easily distinguish between the right and the wrong it is felt that voluntary action to promote moral values will not have the desired impact unless moral education is imparted compulsorily in all the educational institutionshence this billnew delhi;mahendrasinh p chauhannovember 16, 2011 financial  memorandumclause 6 of the bill provides for appointment of teachers for imparting moral educationclause 7 provides for establishment of advisory councils, which shall include persons having special knowledge of moral principles, values and experience of teaching moral education clause 9 provides that central government shall provide funds for the purposes of teachers and infrastructure the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of rupees five hundred crore will be required for the purposea non-recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees five hundred crore will also be required memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 11 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for compulsory imparting of moral education in educational institutions upto secondary level in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(dr mahendrasinh p chauhan, mp)gmgipmrnd—3991ls(s3)—25022012