Amend education statute

Stating that the liability to educate the poor and middle-class children rested with the State, Vadodara Municipal School Board Chairman and Federation office-bearer Kishen Seth in a release on Saturday said the Federation had demanded 100 per cent grant instead of the 80 per cent currently extended by the government.

According to the Federation, the assistance provided by the State was far from adequate to meet the expenses incurred towards providing education to the children. Pointing out to the 8220;grossly insufficient8221; expenditure of Re 1 per child, the Federation called for it to be raised upto Rs 10 per child for the all-round development of the children.