Srinagar, Sept. 22 -- Srinagar- Minister for School Education, Sakeena Itoo, today moved a Resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly seeking amendments to the Right to Education Act to exempt teachers appointed before October 31, 2019, from appearing in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).

"This House unanimously urges the Union Government to make necessary statutory amendment to Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, to exempt all teachers appointed before October 31, 2019 from appearing in the TET," reads the resolution moved in the House.

"The House further urges the Union Government to take all necessary legal steps and issue the requisite Notification through the National...