panaji goa on thursday finally complied with legal requirements of the central government by notifying the right of children to free and compulsory education rte act 2009 goa was the only state that had not notified the rules even two years after the law was enacted deviating from the national pattern of primary section from class i to v goas rte rules define class i to iv as primary level due to the states medium of instruction moi issue the moi changes from class v from the mother tongue to english the central governments rte act recommends sevenandhalfhours of schooling but in goawhere the schools function for five hoursauthorities have played safe by avoiding the mention of extended school hours with the rules notified goa government will have to reimburse schools expenditure incurred on education of students from weaker and disadvantaged sections schools will be paid 50 in september and the remaining in january after student records are verified by education officials and it is established that the students completed 80 of the required attendance the rules specify the composition of the school management committee which each school has to mandatorily form now and will comprise of parents members of the local village or municipal authority and educationists the committees will be responsible to monitor the functioning of the schools and teachers and will have to draw up plans outlining the infrastructural needs of the schools the rules also make it mandatory for teachers to participate in training programmes in curriculum formulation development of syllabi training modules and text book development the onus is now on teachers to assess the child periodically and carry out remedial classes for children till they reach the required learning levels in each subject while school management committees will be the first grievance redressal body for teachers the state will constitute a school tribunal where teachers can challenge orders of the school management committees on completion of elementary education every child will be issued a certificate but it will be the responsibility of the school to ensure that the required learning level has been achieved nonacademic achievements of the child will also be recorded in the certificate such as his or her interest in sports music art etc as per the rules the state will have to establish schools with classes i to iv within 1 km of every neighbourhood and schools with classes v to viii within 3 km of every neighbourhood the state will have to maintain a record of all children in goa up to the age of 14 through a household survey and it is now the states responsibility to provide care to children up to the age of six when they enter class i the goa rte rules give the state more control over private schools which will have to seek a certificate of recognition from the education department and can be derecognized for not meeting the prescribed requirements schools not funded by the state will have to agree to