The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Ranking 25th in the literacy list of the country, and second in the region so far illiteracy is concerned, the State observed the International Literacy Day today, with the message loud and clear that a lot is needed to be done to improve the situation. At a central function organized …
At the sleepy office of the Bundelkhand Vikas Nigam in Jhansi, senior assistant O P Gupta, lone member of the staff apart from a chaprasi and the newly appointed chairman, is clearly unaccustomed to visitors. He recalls the time when the Nigam
SILAPATHAR : The Aryabhatta Science Centre, Sissiborgaon block, was opened at Silapathar Science College, Silapathar on September 4. At the opening ceremony the principal of Silapathar Science College, Ranjit Saikia appealed to everybody present to inculcate scientific attitude. The Aryabhatta Science Centre, Sissiborgaon block under Assam Science and Technology, Environment …
Strange as it might appear, around 25 per cent of teachers engaged in elementary schools in Assam never had a single session of proper training, sources in the State Education Department admit. Those teachers have little knowledge of the educational needs of schoolchildren and, therefore, despite their best intentions can …
Migration, both within and beyond borders, has become an increasingly prominent theme in domestic and international debates, and is the topic of the 2009 Human Development Report (HDR09). The starting point is that the global distribution of capabilities is extraordinarily unequal, and that this is a major driver for movement …
The Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) launched in 2001 in Himachal Pradesh is making a steady progress with strengthening and expansion of basic infrastructure in Elementary Schools. As many as 9895 Classrooms, 56 Block Resource Centres(BRC), 538 Cluster Resource Centres(CRC), 10,463 toilets including separate toilets for girls, 2312 drinking water facilities, …
Students enrolled in madrasas across the city will now be covered under the mid-day meal scheme, an incentive planned for them by the central government. The move is part of the Madrasa Modernisation Scheme aimed at mainstreaming children who attend these seminaries and helping them procure jobs later. Around 70 …
Rural folks should understand the programmes of the government, said BEO G S Nagesh. Speaking at a seminar on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana at Belavadi village organised by the Department of Information, Department of Women and Child Development, and Gram Panchayat at Belavadi, he said government has earmarked Rs 60 crore …
The right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009. This act states that every child of the age of six to fourteen years have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighbourhood school till completion of elementary education.
Inclusive growth is not just a buzzword; it is a vital requirement for developing democratic nations like India. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), made possible by ubiquitous broadband infrastructure and affordable access to computing, can play a pivotal role in the nation's continued accelerated growth needs. This growth is one …
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2009 prepared by the federal government seeks transformation of society along the lines of Islamic teachings and revitalise existing education system to cater to social, political and spiritual needs of individuals and society. The NEP has nine chapters and describes overarching challenges, articulates the ways …
The public-private partnership model has emerged as the favoured model of project execution in India, especially in infrastructure, health and education. This article traces the theoretical underpinnings of PPP under a neoliberal, marketdriven and growth-oriented state. It describes the economic imperatives for public and private resource management and the case …
Bowing to pressure from the hilly border State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Central Government has awarded a whopping financial package of Rs 300 crore to the State to bridge the existing
Pushpa M. Bhargava Policies with regard to agriculture, education and health need to change in order to ensure a meaningful and wide-ranging security for this country. The arms business is probably the second largest business in the world after the food business. It is, therefore, not surprising that we consider …
K. Balchand NEW DELHI: The UPA government has a mission at hand in enforcing the proposed law and providing education to every child below the age of 14. It has been, however, missing deadlines in even ensuring safe drinking water and sanitary toilets in schools in rural areas. While the …
