Parliament has passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, with the Rajya Sabha approving it on Thursday.
The Lok Sabha had already passed the bill seeking to further amend the Right to Education Act, 2009 to abolish the no-detention policy in schools.
No student can be detained up to class 8th under current provisions of the Act.
As per the amendment, it would be left to the States to decide whether to continue the no-detention policy.
