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National Education Policy, 2020

Vol. 55, Issue No. 34, 22 Aug, 2020
Praveen Jha, Pooja Parvati

The National Education Policy, approved by the union cabinet on 29 July 2020, is the third education policy document of the country, coming after a gap of 34 years since the last one. This article is a brief commentary on some of the relevant concerns around the question of provisioning for good quality universal education, equitable access to education, and the increasing push to wards privatisation.

A Country in Search of an Education Policy

Vol. 54, Issue No. 26-27, 29 Jun, 2019
Praveen Jha, Pooja Parvati

The draft National Education Policy, out in May 2019, when accepted, will be the third education policy document of the country, coming after a gap of 33 years since the last one. Some of the relevant concerns, such as around the question of provisioning for good quality universal education, are examined, and focusing more specifically on school education.

 

Assessing Progress on Universal Elementary Education in India

Vol. 49, Issue No. 16, 19 Apr, 2014
Pooja Parvati, Praveen Jha

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 promises free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of 6-14 years. But the way this critical entitlement is being implemented leaves much to be desired. Apart from there being glaring gaps in the provisions of the Act, its implementation challenges have plagued the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the programme that is aimed at ushering in quality elementary education for all. The problems are many, and this paper observes that most of them can be connected to inadequate funds. It concludes that the best way of ensuring that the Act's aims are fulfilled is to bring in a common school system based on neighbourhood schools that replaces the bewildering variety of indifferent institutions we now have.

Right to Education Act 2009: Critical Gaps and Challenges

Vol. 45, Issue No. 13, 27 Mar, 2010
Pooja Parvati, Praveen Jha

After the many rounds of drafting and redrafting that went into the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009, it was hoped that the Act would be an effective instrument for any child to demand her basic entitlement. Yet, a close look at the provisions reveals disconcerting features.

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