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Haryana assembly passes school education bill, defers MC bill yet again
Haryana MC (amendment) Bill was deferred on Monday also after Congress MLA Varun Chaudhary had raised certain objections. Following another set of objections, the urban local bodies minister, Kamal Gupta said he was deferring the Bill for the next assembly session.
The Haryana assembly on Tuesday passed the Haryana School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2023, while deferring yet again the Haryana Municipal Corporation (amendment) Bill, 2023.
The Haryana Municipal Corporation (amendment) Bill was deferred on Monday also after Congress MLA Varun Chaudhary had raised certain objections. Following another set of objections, the urban local bodies minister, Kamal Gupta said he was deferring the Bill for the next assembly session.
Meanwhile, the Haryana School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was passed by the House aims at doing away with the need of having aided schools in the state. The statement of objects and reasons said that the provisions for the aided schools were made in the Act of 1995 because there was a shortage of government schools in the state as per the requirement and providing education to the children is prime responsibility of the state. “As on present, all geographical locations in state as required by various legal provisions are covered by government schools. Hence, there is no need of aided schools in the state,” the statement of objects and reasons said.
It also said that a majority of employees on the sanctioned posts of the aided schools have been appointed in government schools in 2017-18 as per the provisions of Haryana Voluntary State Education Service Rules, 2017. Only a few employees of such aided schools have been left in these aided schools as they have not consented to join in government schools. As per the provisions of the Act, the school education department is giving aid to the tune of 75% of the salary for these employees. These schools also have employees on unsanctioned or unaided posts and they are claiming equal pay for equal work from the department. Many such cases are pending in the court which may create financial liability on the state exchequer if such cases succeed in the court of law, the statement of objects and reasons of the Bill read.
