We are reaching the last stage (of UEE) and thus
have problems of different nature. These last mile
problems have to be dealt differently. There are
certain districts or blocks that are neglected,
the muslin minority population of Bihar, West Bengal,
tribal areas of some states, Rajasthan because of
its social backwardness.
The solution of these problems is not just opening
schools. They can be solved in many other ways.
Like the Bihar government has taken extremely positive
steps to bring the Maha-dalits into mainstream education
and development. These kinds of social developments
has to be under taken
I don’t think universalisation is very far;
it won’t take more than 3 to 5 years. And
there is an international millennium goal deadline
of 2015. So, India will reach it’s goal but
serious efforts have to be made.