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Enhancing Education Rate through Capacity Building Programs: Reflections from Jammu and Kashmir
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pandit, N. C. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India which enjoys special status and is governed by a Constitution of its own adopted by the State of Jammu & Kashmir on 17th November 1956. Under the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir, vide Article 20 and 21 various Rights including the right to free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of 14 years have been guaranteed. The Rights guaranteed to children have been enumerated as under:20. Rights of free and compulsory education in certain cases:-The State shall endeavour(a) To secure to every permanent resident the right to free education up to the University standard; (b) To provide, within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of fourteen years, and (c) To ensure to all workers and employees adequate facilities for adult education and part-time technical, professional and vocational courses. 21. Rights of children:-The State shall strive to secure(a) To all children the right to happy childhood with adequate medical care and attention; and (b) To all children and youth equal opportunities in education and employment, protection against exploitation and against moral or material abandonment. Despite the Constitutional guarantees to the children of the State on their various rights, as stated above, the children have suffered silently in the past over two decades of strife torn areas covering the most of the districts. Many gaps have been reported in the entitlements, especially in the past when the children on account of their tender age and fragile moulds both physical and mental were made absolutely vulnerable to the crisis situations prevalent in the valley. As per estimation more than 2.4 lakh child labourers are there in Jammu and Kashmir, which does not include the home based cottage industry and it is difficult to track. In Jammu and Kashmir, like elsewhere, The Child Labour Act 1986 puts total ban on engagement of child labour below the age of 14 years in any hazardous process/occupation. The present paper would focus on the programmes initiated by the state and centre government for the enhancing education rate of Jammu and Kashmir through various capacity building programmes. The paper will also focus on the initiatives for Girl Education in J&K and challanges undertaken by state for quality education. It will also focus on Notable achievements of state in field of education(2011-12 and 2012-13) |
| Starting Page | 63 |
| Ending Page | 67 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.borjournals.com/a/index.php/jbmssr/article/download/245/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
