Right to education at crossroads in Jharkhand
Santhal Children in a village of Pakur district in Jharkhand
By Gladson Dungdung
Mynews 3 January, 2008
“Education is the movement from darkness to light.” — Allan David. More than 4 lakh children who are still engaged as child labourers in Jharkhan.
Though the ‘Right to education’ became the fundamental right after the 86th amendment of the Constitution of India in 2002 but the grassroots realities still remain the same। The right to education has been incorporated in the Article 21a of the Constitution, which clearly says that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the ages of 6 to 14 years. The Central and the State government are implementing numerous education programmes in the state for ensuring the right to education of children at the grassroots. The ‘Total Literacy Programme’ is the most populous among them. At the same time, Mid-day Meal scheme was also introduced to ensure the presence of children in the schools. Read more…
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