What are the implications of central government passing the bill to state governments as model bill?
This has several implications: * Education is a concurrent subject, meaning it’s a responsibility of both State and Central government. By not passing a Central legislation for Right to Education the Central government is abdicating its duties under the constitution. * By providing only a Model bill the central government is not obligated to provide any financial assistance to State governments for implementing the Fundamental Right. * Forcing the enactment and implementation of the bill a State government’s responsibility, means that several aspects of the bill may not be implemented at all. * If the central government tables and enacts the bill, it will pave way for a central legislative frame work through which constitutional guarantee for right to education is provided and for a legal framework through which a nation wide educational infrastructure is implemented.
