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17,340 dropouts in Dakshina Kannada, survey finds

The exercise was carried out from January 5 to 8  Report says a majority of children quit studies at high school, PU levels Norms for selection of Ashraya scheme beneficiaries relaxed As many as 17,340 children in the age group of six to 18 plus are out of school in Dakshina Kannada, according to the latest survey by the Government. (All those who are yet to complete their 19th birthday are termed...

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Will Free Compulsory Education Possible In A Maoist Conflict Area? by Jyoti Sonia Dhan

The Child Right to Education Bill 2009 which was passed by Parliament in last August 2009, which speaks about the free and compulsory education to all children between 6 to 14 years. On other hand there was nation wide campaign by Child rights organization CRY for “saman shiksha sabko shiksa”. Both tell about education to children. In states of Jharkhand, Bihar few areas of West Bengal and Orissa there are...

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Plan panel sees no large gains in budgetary support by Sangeeta Singh

The Planning Commission, the country’s apex planning body, is gradually reconciling to the fact that there would be no large gains in the gross budgetary support (GBS) in budget 2010-11, as the government struggles to reduce fiscal deficit. GBS is the money the Union government allocates to various government programmes through the Union budget. “The major objective of the finance ministry is to bring down the fiscal deficit from 6.8% of...

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SSA scores 85%, fails on quality by Akshaya Mukul

The performance of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which will form the core of the Right to Education Act, has been satisfactory in terms of ainfrastructure though a lot needs to be done as far as quality improvement — teachers’ appointment, their in-service training etc — is concerned. In what could further boost the flagship programme, sources said, the Finance Commission has made a provision of more than Rs 20,000 crore for...

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Passed by House in Aug, right to education yet to be law by Akshaya Mukul

The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act was billed to be a giant leap towards universalization of education in India. However, it has acquired the dubious distinction of being the only fundamental right that exists just on paper. More than seven years after the Constitution was amended in 2002 to make free and compulsory education to children in the age group of 6-14 a fundamental right and over four...

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