RTE_Prog

Dates: 7-8 November 2009

Venue: University Guest House, University Road, University of Delhi (North Campus)

Programme

Saturday, November 07, 2009

09:45 AM – 10:30 AM – Registration

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Inaugural Session

Chair: Dr. Meher Engineer, President, Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Kolkata

Welcome: Prof. R. K. Agnihotri, EOC, DU

Inaugural Address: Prof. Deepak Pental, VC, DU

An Overview & Key Issues: Prof. Anil Sadgopal, Presidium Member, AIF-RTE

EOC, DU - A Brief Report: Dr. Tanmoy Bhattacharya, EOC, DU

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Tea/ Coffee

12:00 PM – 01:15 PM – Session II : State-wise Reports of the Movement

Chair: Shri A. Narasimha Reddy, Vice President, A.P. Save Education Committee

01:15 PM – 02:00 PM – Lunch

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM – Session III : Disability and Right to Education

Dr. Anita Ghai, Jesus & Mary College, DU
Chair: Dr. V. N. Sharma, Jharkhand Vigyan Manch

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM – Session IV : Legal Intervention and People’s Movement – Space & Limitations

Shri Colin Gonsalves, Human Rights Law Network & Advocate, Supreme Court

Chair: Shri Arvind Vaidya, Committee for Equal Fundamental Right to Education, Mumba

04:00 PM – 04:15 PM – Tea/ Coffee

04:15 PM – 05:15 PM – Session V : Language and Right to Education

Prof. R. K. Agnihotri, Deptt. of Linguistics, DU

Chair: Dr. Niranjanaradhya V.P., National Law School of India University, Bangalore

05:15 PM – 05:45 PM – Session VI : Discussion Paper – A Brief Presentation

Shri Ramesh Patnaik, Organising Secretary, A.P. Save Education Committee; Member, Secretariat, AIF-RTE

Chair: Shri Jaywantrao Thakare, Pune, Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Adhyapak Sabha

06:00 PM – 07:45 PM

OPEN SESSION : RIGHT TO EDUCATION VS. RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT, 2009

Chair: Prof. G. Haragopal, University of Hyderabad & Presidium Member, AIF-RTE

and Shri Kedar Nath Pandey, General Secretary, Bihar Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh

Post-Dinner Working Group Meeting : Identifying Core Issues of the Discussion Paper and Finalising the Resolution

Sunday, November 08, 2009

09:30 AM – 11:00 AM – Session VII : Discussion Paper - Responses and Feedback

Chair: Shri Prabhakar Arade, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, President, All India Federation of Elementary Teachers Organisation

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Tea/ Coffee

11:15 AM – 01:15 PM – Session VIII : Building a Movement : Issues, Strategy & Programme

Chair: Shri Shatrughan Prasad Singh, President, Bihar Madhyamik Shiskshak Sangh

01:15 PM – 02:00 PM – Lunch

02:00 PM – 03:30 PM – Session IX : Organisational Issues : Structure, Process & Operational Matters

Basic Presentation: Shri Sunil, Distt. Hoshangabad, M.P., Samajwadi Jan Parishad & Lok Rajniti Manch

Chair: Prof. Wasi Ahmed, Bihar Non-Gazetted Elementary Teachers Organisation & Bihar Shiksha Adhikar Manch

03:30 PM – 03:45 PM  – Tea/ Coffee

03:45 PM – 05:00 PM  – Concluding Session: Charter and Resolution – Discussion & Approval; Future Steps and Concluding Remarks

§       Chair: Prof. G. Haragopal, Presidium Member, AIF-RTE

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