Minister for human resource development Kapil Sibal has underlined the role of the government schools system in the implementation of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE).

While addressing a conference of state school education secretaries here on Friday, Sibal pointed out that the RTE had given the government a unique opportunity to raise the level of elementary education in the country as 93% of total children in the country are studying in government schools.

He also said that a software for transparent teacher recruitment has been prepared. And that the states must also undertake teacher recruitment in a transparent manner.

Emphasising the role of the teacher, the minister said that they must ensure that education is child centric. He also called upon states to come forward and implement the RTE with enthusiasm and work towards appropriate teacher qualifications and infrastructure norms.

The centre has already allocated additional funds for the states and made the sharing pattern in a ratio of 65:35 for five years.