Each child to get free uniform, books under RTE

New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) Each child from class I to class VIII in the country will be provided free textbooks and uniforms, if a raodmap prepared by the Centre to implement the Right To Education Act is accepted by the states.The roadmap to implement the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act was discussed at a meeting of state Education Secretaries recently.According to the minutes of the meeting, nearly 7.8 lakh additional classrooms and seven lakh girls' toilets will have to be created to implement the new law which has come into force from April one. The government will spend Rs 1.71 lakh crore in the next five years for implementing the Act.Each child will be provided uniforms at Rs 400 per annum.Many states are already providing uniforms from their own budget.

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