Importance of Primary Education in India - Is it a Dream or Reality

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Importance of primary Education in India:
The Importance of Primary education has been neglected in India knowingly or unknowingly since our independence and the government of India is now realized and willing to improve wise primary education by making legislation and planning to cover all the sections of age group of 6 – 14 years of age and assuring for the deserved free education.

*Education in India has a history stretching back to the ancient urban centres of learning at Taxila and Nalanda. The Nalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world. Western education became ingrained into Indian society with the establishment of the British Raj. Education in India falls under the control of both the Union Government and the states, with some responsibilities lying with the Union and the states having autonomy for others. The various articles of the Indian Constitution provide for education as a fundamental right.
India has made a huge progress in terms of increasing Primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately two thirds of the population. India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India. Much of the progress in education has been credited to various private institutions. The private education market in India is estimated to be worth $40 billion in 2008 and will increase to $68 billion by 2012.
However, India continues to face challenges. Despite growing investment in education, 35% of the population is illiterate and only 15% of the students reach high school
( *Source : WIKPIDEA)

Definition:

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, which was passed by the Indian parliament on 4 August 2009, describes the modalities of the provision of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into force on 1 April 2010.

Tasks:

The government has made an initiation and asked public opinion on this subject on how to make the legislation to implement free and compulsory primary education in a better way .

Education is every one birth right and it is the Government and other NGO’s and individuals and educational institutions and Phil anthropologists has a major role in this great task to be executed.
Government should involve every one directly or indirectly to execute this gigantic task to be implemented in a systematic and phased manner

*History:

Government has initiated (Free and compulsory education) this process in the year 1960 and included in our Constitution. Of India
October 2003
A first draft of the legislation envisaged in the above Article, viz., Free and Compulsory Education for Children Bill, 2003, was prepared and posted on this website in October, 2003, inviting comments and suggestions from the public at large.
2004
Subsequently, taking into account the suggestions received on this draft, a revised draft of the Bill entitled Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2004, was prepared and posted on the http://education.nic.in website.
June 2005
The CABE (Central Advisory Board of Education) committee drafted the ‘Right to Education’ Bill and submitted to the Ministry of HRD. MHRD sent it to NAC where Mrs. Sonia Gandhi is the Chairperson. NAC sent the Bill to PM for his observation.
14th July 2006
The finance committee and planning commission rejected the Bill citing the lack of funds and a Model bill was sent to states for the making necessary arrangements. (Post-86th amendment, States had already cited lack of funds at State level)
19th July 2006
CACL, SAFE, NAFRE, CABE invited ILP and other organizations for a Planning meeting to discuss the impact of the Parliament action, initiate advocacy actions and set directions on what needs to be done at the district and village levels.
Designated as the agency to monitor provisions of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. To ensure that the RTE Act is implemented successfully in letter and spirit, the NCPCR has taken the initiative to build a consensus among institutions, government departments, civil society and other stakeholders. It has instituted an expert committee comprising officials from various government departments, persons of eminence and experience in the field of education, to focus on the road map for proper implementation of the RTE.


* Source: www.indg.in/primary-education/policiesandschemes/right-to-education-billww.indpg.in/der 45

Reaching the desired Goals ( Example for Andhra Pradesh)

If the government is serious about this act first they have to identify the children between 6 and 14 in each mandal and this task should be entrusted to a special officer he or she should work with concerned Disrtict educational Officer ,Dy.Educational Officer , Mandal Education Officer and in coordination with all the political parties of the mandal and Management of private educational institutions ,corporators(Elected representatives). He /she should organize the meetings and should make the list of the students those who are not attending the school .The should also identify any children who are working in hotels, restaurants, malls, assisting in construction activity as child laborers car and scooter mechanic shops and some times even they work as servants in some upper middle class houses.
Secondly once they have the children list and they should identify the number of schools available in that particular mandal including government and private and corporate schools and these children they should enroll these students to these schools .
In each and every quarter the same team should inspect that the particular students is studying are not.
Finally we can cover all 1104 mandals of andhra pradesh with little initiation.
Finally we make so many rules and regulations and finally we will not do anything for the right cause because we will not keen on implementation part.. I honestly appeal all the educationalists kindly see that no child will be left out without education.