Experts sceptical of RTE cases 'closed' by NCPCR

NEW DELHI: Over 2014-15, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, disposed of 545 complaints on violations of the Right to Education Act from Delhi. Instead of being reassured by this—at least cases aren't dragging for years—activists are alarmed. The year has been a singularly unstable one for the apex body in charge of implementing RTE Act and they wonder how so many cases were closed so fast.

"NCPCR has been without a chairperson or members for many months. How are these cases being closed now? Are they following up on complaints or simply fixing things on paper?" asks Rashmi Gupta who'd filed a query under RTI seeking data on complaints received and disposed of since 2010 when RTE was first enforced. The second and final deadline for its implementation is March 31, 2015.

NCPCR's response doesn't inspire trust. The state-wise figures listed on the "total complaints" columns for 2012-13 and 2013-14 are identical, both totalling 3,309. This duplication renders the figures for complaints "carried forward" and "total complaints" in 2014-15 useless as both sets have been computed with wrong numbers. Then, Gupta points out, there are discrepancies even in NCPCR's information on funds allocated to the RTE Cell annually. As per NCPCR's March 2015 response, the cell received Rs 2.62 crore and Rs 5.18 crore in 2012-13 and 2013-14 respectively. In 2014, its RTI response had stated the allocations were Rs 6.18 crore and Rs 6.53 crore.

The commission has also not furnished complete data on the number of notices served but says instead that "15 public hearings have been organized by the commission and notices were issued to officials during these public hearings". The RTE division received just 45 suo motu cases over the five years—the maximum, eight, from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Delhi with six.

The activists have a cause for concern. NCPCR has closed a total of 1,254 cases in 2014-15, more than double the second highest number in a year—600 in 2012-13 when NCPCR was running on all cylinders. Delhi, for instance, has had over 500 of its complaints "carried forward" to the next year every year from 2010-11 till 2014-15, when 545 were disposed. Rajasthan had 233 of its 314 complaints (this is not from the "total complaints" column in the response but has been computed separately) disposed of; Haryana, 117.

Many of these cases would've been drawn out from the start. The number of fresh cases has dwindled since the early days of RTE because state commissions have been established and faith in its ability to deliver a swift solution has declined.

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