Overview
- The Punjab cabinet amended the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, to align with the national RTE Act, 2009, ensuring 25% reservation for economically weaker sections in private schools.
- The amendment increases parental participation in government school management by expanding School Management Committees from 12 to 16 members, including 12 parents and 4 experts from allied fields.
- This reform aims to improve the quality of education and foster holistic academic development in government schools across Punjab.
- Changes to the Transfer of Prisoner Act, 1950, allow inter-state transfers of undertrial prisoners with mutual state consent and court approval.
- The prisoner transfer amendment is designed to alleviate overcrowding in Punjab's jails, addressing a longstanding systemic issue.