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lity Intervention in Education
Sheela Rubinta Minz
Education in India is provided education. Through SSA
by the public sector as
well as the private sector with government is striving to impart
control and funds coming from
three levels: central, state and quality elementary education
local. Under various articles
of the Indian constitution free including life skills. It has a
and compulsory education is
provided as a fundamental right special focus on girl’s education
to children between the age of
6 and 14. In Indian education and children with special needs.
system, a significant number
of seats are reserved under Purnima ‘Rashtriya madhyamik Shiksha
affirmative action policies for the Abhiyan’ (RMSA) a centrally
historically disadvantaged SC and ST and other sponsored scheme of the ministry
backward classes. In universities, colleges and of Human Resource Development
similar institutions affiliated to the federal is the most recent initiative of
government, there is a minimum 50% of government of India to achieve
reservation applicable to these disadvantaged the goal of universalization of
groups. secondary education. It was
launched in March 2009. The aim was to provide
Quality education helps the children in many universal education for all children 15-16 years
ways. Large scale, high quality public pre- of age. In this scheme 10,230 new schools have
school programs can have substantial impacts been sanctioned and 9,219 schools have been
on children’s early learning. Quality pre-school opened. Many new science laboratories,
education can benefit middle class children as computer rooms, libraries, drinking water and
well as disadvantaged children, though children sanitation facilities and residential quarters
from low income families benefit more. have been allocated. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
program set up by the government to bring
Children benefit more when teachers engage in elementary education to millions of children
stimulating interactions that support learning has been successful to a large extent and has
and are emotionally supportive. The best of thus created a need for strengthening secondary
these exchanges help children acquire new education infrastructure across the country.
knowledge, skills and ensure faster engagement With the successful implementation of the Sarva
in and enjoyment of learning. Shiksha Abhiyan’ a large number of students are
passing out from upper primary classes creating a
The Indian government is playing a significant huge demand for secondary education.
role in enhancing quality in education. The
government of India has already launched the These are two ambitious programmes of the
programme ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ to achieve government to embolden its developmental
the goal of universalization of elementary processes but challenges like scarcity of teachers,
teacher absenteeism and poor level of learning
observed among students are obstructing the
progress which need to be tackled to maximize
the successful implementation of these
programs.
Winners use failure as a compass, telling them where to go and not to go.
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Sheela Rubinta Minz
Education in India is provided education. Through SSA
by the public sector as
well as the private sector with government is striving to impart
control and funds coming from
three levels: central, state and quality elementary education
local. Under various articles
of the Indian constitution free including life skills. It has a
and compulsory education is
provided as a fundamental right special focus on girl’s education
to children between the age of
6 and 14. In Indian education and children with special needs.
system, a significant number
of seats are reserved under Purnima ‘Rashtriya madhyamik Shiksha
affirmative action policies for the Abhiyan’ (RMSA) a centrally
historically disadvantaged SC and ST and other sponsored scheme of the ministry
backward classes. In universities, colleges and of Human Resource Development
similar institutions affiliated to the federal is the most recent initiative of
government, there is a minimum 50% of government of India to achieve
reservation applicable to these disadvantaged the goal of universalization of
groups. secondary education. It was
launched in March 2009. The aim was to provide
Quality education helps the children in many universal education for all children 15-16 years
ways. Large scale, high quality public pre- of age. In this scheme 10,230 new schools have
school programs can have substantial impacts been sanctioned and 9,219 schools have been
on children’s early learning. Quality pre-school opened. Many new science laboratories,
education can benefit middle class children as computer rooms, libraries, drinking water and
well as disadvantaged children, though children sanitation facilities and residential quarters
from low income families benefit more. have been allocated. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
program set up by the government to bring
Children benefit more when teachers engage in elementary education to millions of children
stimulating interactions that support learning has been successful to a large extent and has
and are emotionally supportive. The best of thus created a need for strengthening secondary
these exchanges help children acquire new education infrastructure across the country.
knowledge, skills and ensure faster engagement With the successful implementation of the Sarva
in and enjoyment of learning. Shiksha Abhiyan’ a large number of students are
passing out from upper primary classes creating a
The Indian government is playing a significant huge demand for secondary education.
role in enhancing quality in education. The
government of India has already launched the These are two ambitious programmes of the
programme ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ to achieve government to embolden its developmental
the goal of universalization of elementary processes but challenges like scarcity of teachers,
teacher absenteeism and poor level of learning
observed among students are obstructing the
progress which need to be tackled to maximize
the successful implementation of these
programs.
Winners use failure as a compass, telling them where to go and not to go.
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