(a) whether the Government are aware that there was a right to
education campaign throughout India in the name of Shiksha Yatra;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the Government’s stand thereon?
(a) whether the Government are aware that there was a right to
education campaign throughout India in the name of Shiksha Yatra;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the Government’s stand thereon?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SANJAY PASWAN)
(a) & (b) : A so-called Shiksha Yatra commenced from Kerala in
January, 2001, and culminated at New Delhi in June, 2001, with
presentation of a memorandum to the President of India. The
memorandum, mainly demanded the following:
· Immediate passage of the 83rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
and allocation of 8% of GNP on education of which 50% should be
kept aside for primary education.
· Establishment of good neighborhood schools, where children
of different classes and communities should be offered free,
compulsory, meaningful & equal education, with emphasis on girls’
education.
· Ban on privatisation and communalisation of primary
education.
(c) : A Constitutional amendment to make right to free and
compulsory education for children in the age group 6-14 years a
Fundamental Right has been enacted, and notified on 13-12-2002.
Government has also launched Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan – a national programme for Universalisation of Elementary
Education, which addresses many of the issues raised in the
memorandum.