RTE Bill Sindh RTE Act ICT Title: The Sindh Right of Children to Free and Title: Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, Compulsory Education Bill, 2013. 2012. 29 Articles 30 Articles divided in 8 chapters Not Gender Sensitive use of Gender Sensitive maximum use of – “he” – “he” & or & A more “she” “his” “her”. generalized term has been used. “Child” Article 2: Definitions Article 2: Definitions Child with special needs Child with special needs recognized recognized by referring to him/her as child” “Disadvantaged education” includes is not included in “Free “Uniform” “free , stationery, and education” “uniform” school bags but lacks “transport” While defining besides “School” No mention of authority” but “Local authority” “Government”, “local the “government” has also been added category” in relation to “Specified No mention of category” “specified a school has been identified and and/or identification and definition defined Grade level for not level for not “Education” “Education” specified specified The term has not to be defined by the “Neighborhood” “Neighborhood” been used rules Mention of and Article 3 (Clause1): Mention of “Gender”, “Nationality” “gender” but is absent and but and “Race” “Religion” “race” “nationality” “religion” is absent
RTE Bill Sindh RTE Act ICT Title: The Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2013. Title: Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012. 30 Articles divided in 8 chapters 29 Articles Gender Sensitive – maximum use of “he” & “she” or “his” & “her”. A more generalized term “Child” has been used. Not Gender Sensitive – use of “he” Article 2: Definitions Child with special needs recognized by referring to him/her as “Disadvantaged child” “Free education” includes “uniform” , stationery, and school bags but lacks “transport” While defining “School” besides “Government”, “local authority” has also been added “Specified category” in relation to a school has been identified and defined Grade level for “Education” not specified The term “Neighborhood” has not been used Article 2: Definitions Child with special needs recognized “Uniform” is not included in “free education” No mention of “Local authority” but the “government” No mention of “specified category” and/or identification and definition level for “Education” not specified “Neighborhood” to be defined by the rules Article 3 (Clause1): Mention of “gender” and “race” but “nationality” and “religion” is absent Mention of “Gender”, “Nationality” and “Race” but “Religion” is absent
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