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Rules vs Responsiveness
Elementary education policy in India is undergoing an important transition. For decades, the primary goal of the Indian Government’s elementary education policy was to create a universal education system through the provision of school inputs. This resulted in a significant expansion of India’s elementary education infrastructure – enrollment in India is near universal and most … Continue reading "Rules vs Responsiveness"
State of the Nation: RTE Section 12(1)(c) 2015
Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act imposes a legal obligation upon private unaided schools to reserve 25 percent of the seats in the entry level class for children from Economically Weaker Section and disadvantaged categories. The intention behind this provision is to ensure that the states as well as other stakeholders in society … Continue reading "State of the Nation: RTE Section 12(1)(c) 2015"
Open Data in India: a work in progress
Open data has emerged as a promising new approach to enable free flow of closely held information in the academic community as well as government and regulators. The open data movement calls for making available all public data in accessible formats. The ambit of “public data” is very broad: it can be defined as all … Continue reading "Open Data in India: a work in progress"
Midline Assessment in Bihar
In the last few years, lots of changes have occurred in the elementary education scenario in Bihar. Many educationists argued that Bihar has made tremendous progress in education sector. Compared to the last 10-15 years, many more schools have opened, teachers are recruited in bulk, student enrolment is increasing and dropout rates are falling etc. … Continue reading "Midline Assessment in Bihar"
MGNREGA: Women’s Participation and its Impact
Launched in 2006, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) legally enshrines the “right to work” and ensures livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. An important objective of … Continue reading "MGNREGA: Women’s Participation and its Impact"