Despite the efforts by some states, Right to education act 2009 needs a comprehensive framework to provide education to children of migrants. Examine. (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
UNESCO’s Global Education monitoring report recently highlighted the gaps in education policy for children of migrants.
Efforts by states
· In 2009, the Right to Education Act made it mandatory for local authorities to admit migrant children.
· Gujarat introduced seasonal boarding schools and started an online child tracking system.
· In Maharashtra, village authorities worked with local volunteers to provide after-school psychosocial support to children left behind by seasonal migrating parents.
· Tamil Nadu provides textbooks in other languages.
The children of seasonal workers are neglected in the policy framework.
According to the Global Education Monitoring Report, 8 out of 10 migrant children in worksites across Indian cities did not have access to education.
Challenges faced by states
· The interventions designed by states are aimed at helping children who are in their home communities, but they do not actively address the challenges faced by those who are on the move.
· A pilot programme used on brick kiln sites in Rajasthan to track the progress of out of school children did not improve learning in any substantial way but teachers on the sites reported culture, language, lifestyle, cleanliness and clothing as major barriers between them and the kiln labour community.
· Urban planners neglected the growth of slums.
Needed Framework
· Urban planners to be trained to understand the needs of slum dwellers under SMART cities plan.
· Emphasis on settlements of urban slums and identify the dropouts in it.
· Special classes for the children of seasonal migrants by specially trained teachers.
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