Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The Maharashtra government today issued a new Government Resolution reinforcing provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, with special emphasis on Section 17.
The order strictly prohibits any form of physical punishment, beating, mental harassment, abuse, or humiliation of students. Teachers, headmasters and even temporary or contractual staff are no longer permitted to punish students under any circumstances.
The resolution also bans verbal abuse, taunting, use of offensive language, or any behaviour that may cause psychological distress or inferiority among students.
Discrimination on the basis of academic performance, caste, religion, gender, language, disability or socio-economic background will be trea...