An Appraisal of SSA in Improving Mass Education in Odisha

Debasis PaniAssistant Professor

Centre for Management StudiesGIACR - Rayagada

• RTE has come into effect from 1st April, 2010. State Rules notified on 27-09-2010. Basic objectives of the RTE Act 2009 are

• Universalization of Access & Enrolment,• Retention, • Quality & Bridging of different Gender &

Social Category Gaps.

• Schemes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) &• Kasturava Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) as

centrally sponsored schemes are being implemented in the state to cater the elementary education needs of children at elementary level.

CATEGORY/ MANAGEMENT

DEPT. OF EDN SSD LOCAL

BODY AIDEDPVT UNAIDED

OTHERS CENTRAL GOVT

UNRECOGNISED TOTAL

PRIMARY 34389 453 0 298 641 18 3 748 36550

UPPER PRIMARY

17773 840 0 1559 1476 34 13 802 22497

SECONDARY 4743 327 1 2892 1233 17 90 188 9491

TOTAL 56905 1620 1 4749 3350 69 106 1738 68538

GER = number of actual students enrolled / number of potential students enrolled

School Dropout

• School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra said, “Teachers play an important role in development of school education at the primary level and proper implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act-2009 in the State is need of the hour.”

Educational Level

Sanctioned strength of Teachers

Total no. of teacher appointed

Teacher Vacancy

Primary(I-V) and Upper Primary(VIVIII)

229006 193281 only for primary

35725

Secondary( IX-X)Govt

44986 27628 17358

Secondary(IX-X) Govt. Aided

24335 18533 5802

Major Challenges

• lack of infrastructure, class rooms, computer labs

• Sanitation ,water purification, basic facilities like adequate toilets

• support service and teachers strength in most of the schools in State is not adequate

• Enrolment of students in private schools

Major Challenges

• Provide or upgrade learning resource centers, library, laboratories, etc.

• Use of multimedia teaching aids• Improving the quality of work life of teacher • Teacher Educators and their Capacity

Development

Conclusion

• “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” -- Lao Tzu