EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN RURAL AREAS OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Keywords:
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA), Right to Education Act (RTE), Rural Education, Kashmir etc.Abstract
Education is one of the most important instruments for social, economic and politicaltransformation in any society anywhere in the world. A well-educated and skilled
population equipped with knowledge not only drives socio-economic development but also
ensures personal growth too. In India, there is a constitutional obligation to make available
free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of 06-14 years. The
schemes like the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan
(secondary education) are also working towards achieving this goal. These schemes are
being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir too but the results painstakingly slow.
Several surveys and reports have shown that there are several issues in the elementary
education in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir including poor school infrastructure etc.
As 72 % of people live in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, it important to study what are
the infrastructural facilities available to the students in the rural schools.
The present paper focuses on the issues and concerns in the rural school infrastructure in
Jammu and Kashmir. The paper would also try to put forth some suggestions for improving
educational infrastructural facilities in these schools of rural Jammu and Kashmir.
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