HSBC's Education Forum
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We all know that education is key to our roadmap to year 2020 - a year we plan to become a developed nation. But before that, we plan to universalise elementary education by 2010.

State of education in India
Elementary education system in the country suffers from two problems - one, availability of quality school infrastructure - that is, classrooms, toilets, teachers, teaching-learning material etc, and two, most of the children are not learning at the deep level and schools are not really helping every child to discover and realize his potential. The latter is true not just for rural government run schools but also for urban schools which are better resourced. We believe that solution lies in working on several fronts.
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Interesting thoughts on PPP
"Government educational bodies should employ professionals as part-time teachers and lease their infrastructure to the private sector for a second shift to impart specialised training"
Former PM Mr Vajpayee on strengthening public-private partnership in education in December 2002
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Budget 2008-09
The total allocation for the education sector (including NER) will be increased by 20 per cent from Rs.28,674 crore in 2007-08 to Rs.34,400 crore in 2008-09. Of this, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) will be provided Rs.13,100 crore; the Mid-day Meal Scheme will be provided Rs.8,000 crore; and secondary education will be provided Rs.4,554 crore.
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Education in Dantewada District
With 30.01% literacy rate in 2001, Dantewada is the last ranked district on the DevelopedNation.org literacy rate parameter. ( See the last 100 )

DevelopedNation.org brings you the status of education in Dantewada, as of now
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Conference Papers and Experiments
Appreciating that a lot of NGOs can not attend key seminars and conferences taking place across the country, where a lot of research papers are presented and experiments shared, we start a separate section on readings
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Are literacy figures in Census 2001
Right ?- Views of Madhav Chavan
Most of the people always feel that the government figures are way below the real numbers. Read the views of Madhav Chavan, founder of PRATHAM
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Child Labour
Aloor is a quite village in Chevella Mandal, Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh. Quite is the vicinity of child care camp run by MV Foundation here. Stood at a lonely road, one would barely notice any activity around the camp. Jayshree, however, is an exception
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Members of Paliament
How many MPs have asked questions in the parliament on education ?
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Right to Education - M V Foundation
The passing of the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India making education a fundamental right in 2002. The constitutional amendment has provided for free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years as a fundamental right under article 21A of the Constitution, in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine. It is four years already the State has not found the time to ensure that an Act is passed as mandated by the constitution of India.
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