Suggestions invited by the Govt. of India on National Education Policy
UNIFORM PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION"
1. That the present education system from nursery to class Xth school education policy has been completely based on inequality. The money based education system is not able to give uniform education to all four social group of Indian society. The free and fair education for 6-14 years children had been included in Directive of Principals in the Indian Constitution under article 21A and 45. It was the prime vision of Father of Indian Constitution to educate.
2. That it is not difficult to understand, why conditions of these Schools has not improved. The reason is quite obvious and simple, though the State and Centre Government is not able to see. There is no real involvement of administration with these Schools. Any person, who has some capacity and adequate finances, sends his child/children in Elite and Semi-Elite Primary School.
3. That the common men's schools cater the need of Primary Education to only those poor people, whom Hon'ble Mr. Justice Krishna Iyer once said, "tiny million Indians", who find it difficult to make arrangement for two times of meals what to talk of other things. Whatever is made available by system they have no choice but to avail it in conditions "as and where it is". The Government at the level of State and Central, both, are harping every time and almost very frequently on the need of improved Primary School, but their intention has not resulted in execution and reality at grass root level.
4. That the hard real fact is that these institutions, run by Board of Basic Education, are victim of highest level of misappropriation, maladministration and widespread corruption. Standard of teaching is the biggest casualty. Nobody cares for making improvement in the standard of tutorial staff. A competition is going on for political reasons to make lacs of vacancies available in Primary Schools as a source to create committed voters by appointing persons, if not illiterate, but not really competent to teach children of Primary School. A competition is going on to somehow get such persons appointed as teachers in these schools whom they would not like at all to teach their own children. Initially, after making statutory rules under Act, 1972, in 1975, 1978 and 1981.
5. That the State tried to fill up the gap of teachers vacancies by appointing much lesser qualified persons i.e. Shiksha Mitra, Anganbari Karyakatri etc. A persistent effort is going on now to absorb these persons as Teachers in Primary Schools run by the Board, if necessary, even by frequent amendments in Rules, without caring but compromising with standard. Is State not answerable to the people at large that competent Teachers should be appointed in Primary Schools by those who are administering institutions so as to make such institutions at par with those where they like to have their wards taught.
6. That since the bureaucrats, politicians, rich people and others, all have their alternative channel by having their wards taught in Primary Schools falling in the category of Elite and Semi-Elite, nobody cares of the standard to be maintained in Primary Schools of the Board. A competition is going on to bring standard of Common-men's Schools down, as much as possible.
7. Now, the time has come where immediate attention need be drawn for improvement, not only of infrastructure in these institutions but first of all in respect of teaching staff. That is the basic purpose for which the entire system of Basic Education is, consuming huge public money from public exchequer. The time has come where State must make it compulsory to all those who gets salary, perks and other benefits from State exchequer to have their wards sent to Primary Schools maintained by Board which termed “Common-men's Schools” and not to Schools which, come in Elite and Semi-Elite and are privately managed.
8. That in case, any one flouts this condition; a penal provision should also be made. It is only then the improvement of these institutions will be ensured by those who are responsible for its management in a proper way. It will also boost social equation. It will give an opportunity to children of common men to interact and mix-up with children of so-called high or semi high society, giving them a different kind of atmosphere, confidence and other opportunities. This would give a boost and bring revolution in changing Society from grass root level. The initial level mixing among all children will have different consequences.
9. That when Officials/Government servants would be required to send their wards for primary education in institutions maintained by the Board, they would become serious enough to look into the requirements of concerned Primary Schools and would ensure that same are made available and Schools are run in good/best conditions and standard, else it may affect their own wards.
10. That it is the lack of accountability and casual approach on the part of officials of Basic Education Department that mindless, negligent, casual amendments in rules.
Therefore, AMODE strongly proposed suggestions in order to have a society envisaged by the constitution of India. Where, all children of all class of society and community grow up in brotherhood. Therefore should provide uniform and equal education. So that every child in Country grow up with equal opportunity, towards that AMODE strongly suggest the following:-
The Syllabus, Medium of Language, Board, Salary and Training of all private public schools and Government School should be uniform.
i) The all expenses of government and private public school education must be bear by government only.
ii) The budgetary allocation should be enough to meet the all requirements under RTE Act-2009 because basic education is the main route cause for the every socio-economic development.
iii) 50% seats should be reserved for the government school children in higher education till uniformity comes.
iv) Children of government schools should not be forced to purchase the guide books compulsory whereas the syllabus of government schools are same as Kendriya Vidhyalaya Sangathan and books are distributed free of cost.
v) Vacancies of teachers should be filled by young generations only and teachers should not be reappointed after retirement on the post of teachers.
Mr. Rajendra Verma Mr. K.K.L. Gautam
Convener Co-ordinator
