August 8, 2010 6:15 PM

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Right to Education: HRD ministry to allocated Rs 2,31,000 cr in next three yrs

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said, the Human Resource Development Ministry would be allocated 2,31,000 crore rupees over the next three years to set up infrastructure for implementing the Right to Education. Addressing a seminar on 'Economic vision ofIndian National Congress' in Kolkata today, he said, the money would be spent for setting up schools, appointment of teachers and building of infrastructure. Mr. Mukherjee said, there are many issues in implementation of the RTE law and the Government would be meeting the principals and all the stakeholders on August 14th to find out the problems and discuss the way out.He also said that the government would provide legal teeth to the Right to Health and Right to Food through a legal enactment. He said, the government is also determined to give 25 kilos of rice or wheat to the BPL families at a pre-determined price of Rs three per kilo irrespective of the market rates.

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