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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.

Securing Food for All

Vol. 48, Issue No. 04, 26 Jan, 2013
Nilachala Acharya, Praveen Jha

Despite many valid recommendations put forward by relevant committees as well as by independent researchers, the public distribution system continues to suffer from several inherent and systemic fl aws. Instead of addressing the problems encountered by the present system, policymakers are again attempting to resort to another version of targeted provisioning. By assessing important implications relating to various dimensions of the proposed National Food Security Bill 2011, this article focuses on the issues of fi nancing for ensuring reasonable food security for all in the country.

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.

Withering Commitments and Weakening Progress

Vol. 40, Issue No. 33, 13 Aug, 2005
Praveen Jha

There is a weakening of progress in the education sector on several key dimensions during the reforms period. An analysis of budgetary provisions during the last decade in elementary, secondary and higher education, and certain significant institutional changes reveals a number of negative developments. The weakening of progress and the negative developments are organically connected with the neoliberal policies pursued by successive governments.

Devil Take the Hindmost-Economic Reforms and Agricultural Labourers

Vol. 32, Issue No. 20-21, 17 May, 1997
Praveen Jha

All the indicators relating to the well-being of agricultural labourers indicate that the new economic policy has only worsened their plight But official publications and statements continue to hide the distressing ground reality.

On an Aspect of Marxist Method

Vol. 26, Issue No. 1-2, 05 Jan, 1991
Praveen Jha

The difficulties in interpreting the writings of Marx has led to a bewildering variety of forms and a large body of knowledge has been created over the past century and a half. Of necessity Marxism has been ever evolving

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