Category Archives: Education

Dear Sir, We are a registered society and a trust. We have an FCRA account in SBI with past funds received. We have also some assets purchased out of foreign funds rec’d in the past.  Now, what would happen if … Continue reading →

While everyone acknowledges the success of enrollment achieved (as high as 96% in some states), however most of us are also aware of the decline in learning standards in India, which ASER survey identified (earlier covered by SRRF visit http://blog.srr-foundation.org/?p=1646 … Continue reading →

It is good to see a lot of interest in this series on ASER Report, as evidenced by a number of responses to earlier two posts. In today’s post certain pertinent issues are highlighted on lessons to be learnt from … Continue reading →

Bad news of falling standards of education – Statewise status: Class III-V – Students who can read text of Class I All India 55% TOP 5 BOTTOM 5 Mizoram 80.2% Madhya Pradesh 38.1% Meghalaya 80.0% Jharkhand 45.4% Manipur 78.7% Assam … Continue reading →

Recently 9th Annual Survey Education Report report conducted by Pratham has been released. It has several important and interesting findings. SRRF Dialogue would undertake a series of releases on the important findings of the report. First the good news: Over … Continue reading →

Right to Education is creating its own problems. As the Govt’s sustained campaign to enhance attendance in schools is bringing over 90% of children to schools, predictably it is also creating infrastructural problems. At primary level currently there are 5.23 … Continue reading →

Allocations have arisen considerably in last three years. 2011-12 :             Rs 55,746 crores  (30% increase over previous year 2010-11 :             Rs 42,926 crores  (64% increase) 2009-10 :             Rs 26,169 crores While since 2009-10 there has been an increment of … Continue reading →

Presently under Right to Education Act 2010, one need to provide various certificates to prove the identity of child, these could include birth certificate, BPL card or caste certificate, etc. However one consequential effect of requiring such certificates is that … Continue reading →

As most of us would know that Tamil Nadu was the first state to start Midday Meal Scheme in the 1960’s, which involves provision of lunch free of cost to school-children on all working days. In 1982, the then Chief … Continue reading →

All over India, nearly 97 % of all children between 6 and 14 years old are enrolled in some form of primary school. According to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, 70 % of all children not enrolled are in … Continue reading →