Right to Education (RTE) News - 20 Lakh Jobs Created under RTE upto 2012-13 And 12 Lakh 48 Thousand Posts Were Already Filled -
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of 20 Lakh Posts - 12 Lakh 48 Thousand Posts were filled.
Republic Day 2014 R. N. Mishra* S. Aswathy**
Right
to Education (RTE) is by far the most historic development in
universalisation of elementary education in the country. Enacted in
2010, it implies that every child in the age group of 6 to 14 years has
Right to elementary education. They are entitled for free and
compulsory education.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the main
vehicle for implementation of the RTE Act. It is one of the largest
programmes of its kind in the world. It is primarily funded from central
budget and it covers the whole country. More than 19 crore children are
covered under this scheme in 11 lakh habitations. 98% of habitations in
this country have elementary schools within 1 km and 92% have upper
primary schools within 3 km of their locations.
The
programme has been implemented in order to narrow down gender and social
gaps in elementary education. Special efforts have been made to reach
out to girls and children belonging to SC/ST and Muslim minority
communities.
Over 3500 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV)
have been set up as residential upper primary schools for girls from SC,
ST, OBC, Muslim communities and BPL girls in the educationally backward
blocks. Free boarding / lodging, books, stationary and uniforms are
being provided to the children in these schools.
Under SSA,
special attention has been given to urban deprived children, children
affected by periodic migration and children living in remote and
scattered habitations. Attempts have also been made to reach out to
children suffering from autism. It involves their identification,
preparation of individualized Education Plan, teacher training on Autism
and therapeutic support.
As part of the scheme,
steps have been taken to improve the standard of elementary education in
the country. It includes improvement in infrastructural facilities and
sanctioning of new teacher posts in government schools. Free textbooks
are being provided to all children in government and government aided
schools.
Last year, the centre released more than
23800 crore rupees and during the current financial year (2013-14), in
the first eight months, over 16000 crore rupees have been released.
This increased funding has led to massive creation and improvement of
infrastructure at school level. About 95% schools have drinking water
facilities and 90% schools have toilets. Similarly about 75% upper
primary schools have furniture. More than 3 lakh new school buildings
with toilets, drinking water facilities and electricity have been
created under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, a flagship programme of UPA
government to implement RTE.
Since the enactment of
the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009,
the enrolment of children at the elementary level has increased from
about 19 crore in 2008-09 to about 20 crore in 2012-13 as per District
Information System for Education (DISE) data. A total of over forty
three thousand five hundred schools, seven lakh additional classrooms,
five lakh forty six thousand toilets and thirty four thousand six
hundred drinking water facilities have been sanctioned to States/UTs
under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme to meet the objectives of
the RTE Act.
The enrolment among the SCs has
increased from 3 crore to 4 crore during 2008-09 and 2012-13. Similar
positive trends have been noticed among STs and minorities also.
Thirteen states have also admitted children belonging to disadvantaged
groups/weaker sections in private unaided schools as per the RTE Act.
Along
with the Mid Day Meal Scheme, the Right to Education Act has made
substantial impact on universalisation of elementary education,
reduction in dropout rates and fighting classroom hunger.
The improvement is reflected in the Net Enrolment ratio in Primary
Education. It was 99.89% in 2011-12. There has been a substantial drop
in dropout rate among the kids at the elementary level. The number of
out of school children has come down sharply from more than 1.34 crore
in 2005 to 29 lakh in 2012-13.
Several
new measures have been taken for improving quality under RTE, in letter
as well as in spirit. About 20 lakh additional teacher posts have been
sanctioned under SSA upto 2012-13. Out of this twelve lakh forty
thousand posts are reported to have been filled. After
RTE, it is compulsory that only those people who are able to clear the
Teacher Eligibility Test may be appointed as teachers.
To improve quality of learning, children are provided free text books
upto class 8. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation system is being
promoted. Curriculum reforms are made to make learning more children
friendly and inclusive. Training for in service teachers and head
masters are being incentivized.
The focus of all HRD Ministry
schemes under the 11th Five Year Plan was access and growth whereas
quality is the key under the current Five Year Plan.
(PIB Feature).
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*ADG(HRD), PIB, New Delhi.
** Information Assistant, PIB, New Delhi
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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
22-January-2014 16:26 IST
Visible improvement in School Infrastructure since implementation of RTE Act, 2009
The
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, came into
force from 1st April 2010. The Act laid down a three year time frame to
attain various norms and standards as specified in the Schedule to the
RTE Act. The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of
Human Resource Development has been documenting the progress made by
States and UTs every year since the RTE Act came into force on the basis
of DISE data. Recently the Ministry has published RTE: The 3rd Year on
the basis of DISE Data 2012-13 with respect to children’s enrolment,
teacher availability and infrastructure indicators for each State as
well as at the national level. RTE: The 3rd Year has also captured
additional indicators on the child centered provisions as well as
quality. The publication focuses on the progress made by States and UTs
since the enactment of the Act in the last three years. State wise stock
taking of various indicators is helpful in analyzing the trends and
also for further planning.
All States and UTs have notified the
State RTE Rules. Major notifications with regard to setting up systems
to implement the RTE Act have also been put in place. All States/UTs
have notified their State Academic Authorities and issued notifications
with regard to the elementary education cycle of 8 years. Also
notifications with regard to no corporal punishment, banning of private
tuitions, banning of screening procedure and capitation fees and no
board examinations up to the elementary level have been put in place by
all the States/ UTs. By 2012-13, 88% of the schools had a School
Management Committee as per provisions of the RTE Act. 75% of the
members of SMCs are parents of children studying in school and at least
50% of these are women.
Total enrolment in the elementary
education have been steadily rising and stands at 13.47 crores at
primary and 6.49 crores at upper primary level with girls forming 48%
and 49% of the enrolment respectively. There is also a very encouraging
trend of the enrolment of SC/ST and Muslim children which is
representative of their share in the population.
The pupil
teacher ratio at the national level has shown a dramatic improvement. It
has come down from 32 in 2009-10 at the elementary level to 27 in
2012-13. 26 States/UTs had also conducted one/more rounds of Teacher
Eligibility Test (TET) by September 2012.
School infrastructure
has been steadily improving since coming into force of the RTE Act.
Number of elementary schools in the country (Government and unaided)
stands at 11,53,472. The student-class room ratio is down to 29 students
per class room. 95% of the schools have been provided with drinking
water facility and coverage of separate girls’ toilets has increased
from 59% in 2009-10 to 69% in 2012-13. States/UTs like Chandigarh,
Delhi, Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Lakshadweep,
Punjab, Puducherry etc. have covered all schools with drinking water
facility.
The RTE Act also lays down the working hours and
instructional hours in schools. Each state has issued its own
notification in this regard. 30 States have developed a Continuous
Comprehensive Education module and in 26 States, it has been implemented
universally in all schools.
RNM/DS/HKJ/SA – RTE Report/22/01/2014
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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
11-December-2014 17:11 IST
Education Level of Handicapped Children
As per Census 2001, 49 percent of persons with disabilities are literate, out of which graduate and above constitute 3%.
The
Rights of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009
provides for free and compulsory education to children including
children with disabilities, as mentioned in PwD Act, 1995, and the
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism Cerebral Palsy,
Mental Retardation and Multiple Retardation and Multiple Disabilities
Act, 1999, in the age group of 6-14 years at elementary level in a
neighborhood school. The Government has since aligned the Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan (SSA) norms with the provisions of Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act, 2009. SSA ensures that every child with
special needs, irrespective of the kind, category and degree of
disability, is provided meaningful and quality education. Hence, SSA has
adopted a zero rejection policy. This means that no child having
special needs should be deprived of the right to education and taught in
an environment, which is best, suited to his/her learning needs. The
Scheme of Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary State (IEDSS)
provides assistance for the inclusive education of the disabled children
in classes IX-XII. The aim of the Scheme is to enable all students with
disabilities, after completing eight years of elementary schooling, to
pursue further four years of secondary schooling (classes IX to XII) in
an inclusive and enabling environment. The scheme covers all children
with disabilities, passing out of elementary school and studying at
secondary and higher secondary stage, as defined under the PwD Act, 1995
and National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral
Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. Further,
under the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS), financial
assistance is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for (i)
pre-school and early intervention and training to prepare disabled
infants and children upto 6 years of age, for their schooling and
integration at the appropriate stage in regular schools, (ii) imparting
education, (iii) life skills to children with disabilities in special
schools and also for vocational training.
This information was
given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri
Krishan Pal Gujar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here
today.
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