A decision has been made by the Axom Sarba Siksha Abhiyan Mission (ASSA), to close yet another scheme related to children.
The decision took place as a consequence of the decision of the Ministry of Education. According to sources, the Mission will stop the Residential Special Training Centre (RSTC) from March 31, 2022, onwards.
Why was the decision made?
The major intention behind the decision is to bring the ‘out-of-school’ children — including the child labourers and get them enrolled in his/her age-appropriate class in a formal school.
Hereafter, they are provided special training support keeping in mind that they can be conventional in the fullness of time. The special training is provided for a tenure of two years.
There are 96 RSTCs where 900 ‘Education Volunteers’ and ‘Caretakers’ are engaged. These Centres have thousands of enrollments.
Mission Directive
The Mission directive says that “The old students of RSTCs must be mainstreamed by March 31, 2022, without fail. No fresh learners will be admitted to RSTC as per the directions of the Government of India.”
“The agreements with the house owners of the RSTCs which are rented, ‘Education Volunteers’/ Caretakers-cum Store Keepers and other staff of the RSTC to be executed,” it added.
