Nearly 10 years after the enactment of the RTE Act and 16 years after the right to education was elevated to a fundamental right, still a large number of children are out of schools. Examine the reasons and suggest measures to overcome such obstacles. (200 words)
Refer – The Hindu
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KEY POINTS
Reasons
· Prevailing prejudice against educating girls
· Socio-economic conditions of the parents.
· A key reason for boys to drop out of school was to take up jobs to supplement the family earning.
· For girls, it was the compulsion to participate in household work.
· The shortfalls in implementing all the provisions of the RTE Act within the time limit are a key reason.
· E.g. the Act provided for the availability of a school
1. at a distance of 1 km from the child's residence at the primary level
2. at 3 km from the child's residence at the upper primary level
· If implemented, a major reason for drop-out (distance of school) would have been eliminated.
· If all the infrastructure facilities prescribed in the Act had been put in place during the period of implementation, another reason for drop-out (environment not friendly) would have disappeared.
Suggestions
· Implementation of provisions of the RTE Act in its true spirit
· Financial support to poor parents
· Creating awareness about the importance of education
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