Mrs. Neelam Kishor Hajare, Adv. Datta Patil College of Law
ABSTRACT
Existence of Government school is an instrument of controlling educational cost. After introduction of Right to education as a Fundamental Right, it is a duty of Government to make available the sources of education with minimum cost. Right to education is introduced in Article 21, which is Right to Life. Meaning of Life is not related only with the physical act of breathing, but it includes right to live with human dignity, right to livelihood. Without article 21 we cannot live as human being. Similarly, right to education U/A 21 implies the same meaning. To provide basic education, with minimum cost becomes the fundamental duty of Government. Education is also fundamental necessity to live life. As right to life is not only related with food, clothing and shelter but it relates to the quality of it. After Maneka Gandhi’s cases concept of Right to life expands in different angles because of which clean environment, prisoners right, Domestic Violence etc. get connected with the concept of right to life. Same way right to education also related with quality of education. And it is fundamental duty of Government to make it available for everyone. Instead of shutting schools due to non- availability of students, Government should focus on improvement in quality of education and improvement in infrastructure. Instead of shifting burden of cost of education on the shoulders of Private schools, should prepared attractive policies of investment in public education. This article focuses on how and why the Government is provoking for private education. Considering the present education field’s situation, we are crawling towards paid education. Which will create educational, social and economic gap in the society. Increasing of such gap in the society is a signal for deterioration.
Keywords: Right to Education, shutting of Government Schools, private schools
