JOIN HANDS IN

THE INTEREST

OF CHILDREN

The 86th constitutional amendment (2002), & the RTFCE Act (2009) give us the tools to provide

quality education to all our children

EDUCATION FOR ALL

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CHILD’S RIGHT; ADULT’S DUTY

Adults should train the young of their society in

the knowledge and skills they would need to

master and eventually pass on.

Education enables the development of human

personality, strengthens the respect for human

rights, and helps to overcome exploitations and

inequalities of caste, class and gender.

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Education Depts of State & Union

Governments have direct responsibility

To provide

schools,

infrastructure,

trained teachers,

curriculum and

teaching-learning material, and

mid-day meal.

A well coordinated mechanism is needed for

inter- sectoral collaboration & convergence.

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The substance of the right to education is given by

international legislation. But real meaning is given to it

as national legislators incorporate it.

Incorporation is as important as the adhering to an

international treaty because it is this incorporation that

entitles people to demand for their right. A true

democracy makes education universal; people have

the know-how to govern themselves as citizens of the

world.

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable

Development (DESD, 2005-2014)

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primary education

Education, primary education in particular, is

expected to bring about desirable behavioral

changes in young children in the areas of:

(1) knowledge and understanding,

(2) skill and competence,

(3) attitudes and interest, and

(4) action patterns.

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primary education

Primary education, thus, is the foundation for the development of the child in his social, intellectual, and physical aspects.

The school is required to inculcate the cultural values and prepare the child for various developmental tasks of his life.

It should promote expression of his innate qualities of head, heart and hand, to their maximum capacities.

Education is the basic necessity for a child to grow into a responsible citizen.

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Elementary education consists of eight

years of education.

The 86th constitutional amendment [2002] has made

elementary education a fundamental right for the

children between the age group- 6 to 14.

According to the 2001 census, the total literacy rate

in India is 65.38%.

The female literacy rate is only 54.16%.

The gap between rural and urban literacy rate is also

very significant in India.

This is evident from the fact that only 59.4% of rural

population are literate as against 80. 3% urban

population according to the 2001 census.

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Elementary Education in India

Elementary education is preparatory. It prepares the

pupil to go on to something else, and put his foot on

the first step of the ladder of knowledge.

Primary education must do everything possible to

make pupils feel that they belong to a society, to knit

them into a social fabric, and make them aware of

their social responsibilities.

The objectives of elementary education are (i) to

enable self-realization; (ii) to develop better human

relations, and (iii) to enable fulfillment to civic

responsibilities.

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The Right of Children to Free and

Compulsory Education Act 2009

The RTFCE Act was passed by the India parliament in 2009.It describes the modalities of the provision of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.

The act came into force on April 1, 2010.

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Norms for government schools

The Act specifies the minimum norms in

government schools.

It specifies reservation of 25% seats in private

schools for children from poor families,

prohibits the practice of unrecognized

schools, and makes provisions for no

donation or capitation and no interview of the

child or parent for the admission.

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Right to Education Act – 2009

The act also provides that, no child shall be held back, expelled, or required to pass a board examination until completion of elementary education.

Provision for special training of school drop-outs to bring them at-par with the students of the same age.

Right to Education of Person with Disabilities till 18 years of age has been made a Fundamental Right.

The act also provides for establishment of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and State Commissions for supervising of proper implementation of the act, looking after the complaints and protection of Child Rights.

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Right to Education Act – 2009

Other provisions regarding improvement of school

infrastructure, teacher-student ratio and faculty have

also been provided in the act.

A committee set up to study the funds requirement

and funding estimated that Rs 1.71 lakh crore would

be required in the next five years for implementing

the Act.

The government agreed to sharing of funds in the

ratio of 65 to 35 between the Centre and the states

for implementing the law, with a ratio of 90 to 10 for

the north-eastern states.

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Struggle for ‘Legally’ universalizing

elementary education

Everybody acknowledges the value of

education in the overall development of the

children.

Administrators focus on

Enrolment

Availability of schools within walking distance

Provisioning for infrastructure

Deployment of teachers.

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What is Learnt, how is it presented?

Whether or how children learn, and the

Burden of syllabi, which is passed on to

Tuition centres or Parents

Educationists are concerned about

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Development professionals discuss

The impact of years of schooling, for example

on the age of marriage and family size.

Economists talk about the economic returns

on Investment in education

Parents have expectations from the

education system_ that it should equip their

children for gainful employment, and

economic well being.

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Fulfill goals of

universal elementary education

The enforcement of fundamental

right to education provides us a

unique opportunity to mount a

mission encompassing all the

above discourses to fulfill our goal

of universal elementary education.

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Education System in India:

The present education system in India mainly comprises of primary education, secondary education, senior secondary education and higher education.

Elementary education consists of eight years of education.

Each of secondary and senior secondary education consists of two years of education. Higher education in India starts after passing the higher secondary education or the 12th standard.

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Dropped out, child labourers

There are ‘invisible’ children_ children bonded to work with an employer,

young boys grazing cattle or working in a dhabha

girls working in the fields or as domestic help or caring for younger siblings, and

children being subjected to early marriage. Many of these children are formally enrolled in a school but have either dropped out or have never been there.

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Extremely vulnerable ones

Many others such as migrant and

street children, who live in

extremely vulnerable conditions;

denying them education is against

the universal nature of human

rights.

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Enroll, attend, learn, and

Be empowered by education

Providing universal access itself is no longer

enough; making available school facility is

essential but not sufficient.

A monitoring mechanism is needed to ensure

that all children attend school regularly and

participate in the learning process.

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Not attending, drop-out in a few months?

Focus must be on the factors that

prevent children from regularly

attending & completing elementary

education. Children from

weaker sections and

disadvantaged groups, as also

girls.

SOCIAL,CULTURAL,ECONOMIC,

LINGUISTIC AND PEDAGOGIC ISSUES

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Reservation of 25% seats in private

schools for children from poor families

The school may be

there but students may

not attend, or drop out

after a few months.

Through school & social

mapping, many issues

need to be addressed

that prevent a weak

child from completing

the process of

education.

Social, economic,

cultural, linguistic,

pedagogic issues

Denial or violation of the

right to elementary

education process

requires to be

overcome with the

encouragement and

enlightenment of the

weak & vulnerable by

the civil society.

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Free, compulsory and of high quality

The right to education is free, compulsory and

it includes good quality education for all.

A curriculum not only provides good reading

and understanding of text books but also

includes learning through activities,

exploration and discovery.

Comprehension, competence,

competitiveness and creativity should be

developed, not forgetting compassion.

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Free, compulsory and of high quality

The right to education is free, compulsory and

it includes good quality education for all.

A curriculum not only provides good reading

and understanding of text books but also

includes learning through activities,

exploration and discovery.

Comprehension, competence,

competitiveness and creativity should be

developed, not forgetting compassion.

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On the part of the whole Govts:

The factors that contribute to the

achievement of the overall goal of

universalizing elementary education as

a fundamental right requires action on

the part of the whole Governments.

A well coordinated mechanism is needed for

inter- sectoral collaboration & convergence.

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Timely & appropriate financial

allocations, redesign school spaces

The Finance Department to release

funds at all levels.

The Public Works Dept. to re-conceive

and redesign school spaces from the

pedagogic perspective & Address

issues of including disabled children

through barrier free access.

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Provide Social & Location Mapping of

schools, Water & sanitation facilities

The Dept. of Science & Technology to

provide geo-spatial technology to

perform at

grass-root survey.

Provision of access to sufficient safe

drinking water

Provision and access to adequate

sanitation facilities, specially for girl

child.

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ROLE OF CIVIL SOCEITY in RTE

Above all, people’s groups, civil society

organizations & voluntary agencies will play

an crucial role in the implementation of the

RTE Act.

This will help build a new perspective on

inclusiveness, encompassing gender & social

inclusion, & ensure that these become

integral & crosscutting concerns informing

different aspects like training, curriculum and

classroom transaction.

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ROLE OF CIVIL SOCEITY

A VIBRANT CIVIL SOCEITY MOVEMENT

CAN ENSURE THAT THE PARENT / CHILD

FROM WEAKER OR DISADVANTAGED

SECTIONS BECOME AWARE OF THE

VALUE OF EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND PUT IN

SERIOUS EFFORTS ON THEIR PART.

NGO contribution of knowledge, ideas and

solutions to the challenges are needed.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:

"We are committed to ensuring that

all children, irrespective of gender

and social category, have access to

education. An education that

enables them to acquire the skills,

knowledge, values and attitudes

necessary to become responsible

and active citizens of India

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The 86th constitutional amendment (2002),

And the RTE Act (2009), have given us the

tools to provide quality education to all our

children. It is now imperative that we the

people of India join hands to ensure the

implementation of this law in its true spirit.

The Government is committed to this task

though real change will happen through

collective action.

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In globalisation, education assumes greater meaning; even if

greatness of a nation is measured by its ranking in global

economic order and not by its ability to provide quality

education.

The last two decade have shown enormous improvement in

the average literacy. Education is a vital requirement for

inclusive growth, empowering individual and society,

opening up opportunities and promoting true public

participation in the development process.

It is an important factor that fuels both social change and

economic growth.

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