Primary education in India


Primary education is the basis on which the development of the country and each of its citizens depends. In recent years, India has made considerable progress in enrollment in primary education, retaining the number of students, their regular attendance rate and the spread of literacy. While India's advanced education system is considered as the main contributor element of India's economic development, the quality of basic education in India is currently a matter of concern.        

     Providing free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 is a constitutional commitment. The Parliament of the country passed the 'Right to Education Act' in 2009, through which education for all children of 6 to 14 years had become a fundamental right. Although the basic education in the country has not yet been made universal. This means maintaining their numbers in every house equipped with hundred percent enrollment and schooling facilities in children's schools in children's schools. In order to fulfill this shortcoming, the government started Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Yojna in 2001, which was the biggest scheme in its kind of world.    In this era of Information Technology, Information and Communication Technology is working to bridge the gap between the deprived and affluent communities in the education sector, especially in the rural areas. Bharat Vikas Gate has initiated to increase the capacity of students and teachers by making abundant materials available for universalization of basic education in India in the field of primary education.From the very beginning of our Republic, the role of universal elementary education (UEE) has been accepted for the strengthening of social fabric through the provision of equal opportunities for all. With the formation of the National Education Policy, India has started a comprehensive program to achieve UEE's target through various schemes and programs inter-sectors.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

    Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is being implemented as the main program of India for universalisation of elementary education. Its overall goals include universal access and retention, elimination of societal and child-girl differences in education and increase in learning levels of children. Various types of interventions have been made in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, in addition to other things as well as the creation and opening of new schools, additional teachers, regular teachers, service-oriented training, free textbooks, uniforms, etc. To include free support for improving academic resources and learning outcomes.
         The Free and Compulsory Child Education Rights Act, 2009 provides for a fair legal framework that empowers all children aged 6-14 to complete free and compulsory admission, attendance and elementary education. It provides for rights based on principles of childhood and non-discrimination. More importantly, it gives children the right to education that is free from fear, pressure and anxiety.


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