-The Telegraph New Delhi: A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will dissect the concept of "mother tongue" - an issue that reflects the diversity of India and touches every child in the country. Besides deciding the very basic question of "what does ‘mother tongue' mean", the Constitution bench will look into whether it can be imposed by the State on all children as a compulsory medium of instruction at the primary...
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Chhattisgarh: The trendsetter-R Krishna Das
-The Business Standard Chhattisgarh Food Security Bill was passed on Dec 21, 2012. Under the Act, about 90% of the state's population will have PDS entitlements Raipur: In December 2007, when Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh announced no one would die of starvation, not many realised the state was going to create history. The announcement came from the sleepy village of Sonakhan in Mahasamund district, where in 1856, the landlord of the area,...
More »Implementation of Right to Education Act vital
-The Hindu Madurai: If the Right to Education Act is implemented properly in all schools, students from the marginalised sections will be greatly benefited. Another important fact is financial support for education. The student could achieve this feat only because of the scholarship scheme; "The Government should make sure that grants are disbursed on time and deserving students should not have to wait," said S. Balakrishnan, Director, Vergal Education Trust, Madurai. When asked...
More »All’s not right after 3 years of RTE: Report
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Yet another report has criticized the government for tardy implementation of the right to education (RTE). While the three-year deadline for implementation passed in April, 11% schools are still without toilets, 20% don't have safe drinking water and 74% are without a library. The report by the organization Child Rights and You (CRY) also states that 61% schools demand proof of age, which is not...
More »Makala Mane centres draw the ire of anganwadi workers -Sathish GT
-The Hindu Hassan (Karnataka): Though officials of the departments of Public Instruction, and Women and Child Development may be enthusiastic about setting up pre-primary centres (Makkala Mane) to attract children to government schools, it has attracted the ire of anganwadi workers. With the setting up of these centres, anganwadi workers have to look after lower kindergarten classes aside from implementing the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The Makkala Mane centres were set up...
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