TSR Subramanian says 25 per cent drop in standards of education after RTE

New Delhi: Not impressed by the highly regarded Right to Education Act (RTE), Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian said India has witnessed as much as “25 per cent drop in standards of education” after RTE.

“RTE has done enormous good but still there are gaps. One is ‘quality’. RTE talks of infrastructure quality but it requires tremendous attention and detailing.

“But for me even more disturbing thing is that between 2010 and 2014 the year RTE came in, there is a clear 25 per cent drop in standards of education,” Subramanian said.