India has 35% of the world’s total illiterates. Even though India has been ranked 105th in the Global Monitoring Report (GMR), 2008, as compared to 99th rank in the GMR, 2007, the Education Development Index (EDI) has risen from 0.789 to 0.797. The main achievements of India, as per the GMR 2008, are high level of net enrolment in Primary education and significantly improved adult literacy and gender parity.
The following concrete steps have been taken for achieving the Millennium Development Goal pertaining to universal primary education:
I. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) aimed at achieving the objectives of universalization of elementary education amongst children in the age group of 6-14 years in a time bound manner. As a result of this programme a large number of children have been brought into the fold of elementary education and number of out of school children has come down from 320 lakh in 2001-02 to 76 lakh in 2007-08.
II. Introduction of cooked Mid-day Meal (MDM) Scheme for all children in class I-IV in Government and Government aided schools, centres under the Alternative and Innovative Education (AIE) and Education Guarantee Scheme and its extension to upper Primary level in 3479 educationally backward blocks (EBBs).
III. Levy of 2% Education Cess in order to bridge the gap between available plan resources and establish requirements to finance Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-day Meal, the two main programmes for universalization of elementary education.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmi in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 28th Apirl 2008.
The following concrete steps have been taken for achieving the Millennium Development Goal pertaining to universal primary education:
I. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) aimed at achieving the objectives of universalization of elementary education amongst children in the age group of 6-14 years in a time bound manner. As a result of this programme a large number of children have been brought into the fold of elementary education and number of out of school children has come down from 320 lakh in 2001-02 to 76 lakh in 2007-08.
II. Introduction of cooked Mid-day Meal (MDM) Scheme for all children in class I-IV in Government and Government aided schools, centres under the Alternative and Innovative Education (AIE) and Education Guarantee Scheme and its extension to upper Primary level in 3479 educationally backward blocks (EBBs).
III. Levy of 2% Education Cess in order to bridge the gap between available plan resources and establish requirements to finance Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-day Meal, the two main programmes for universalization of elementary education.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmi in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 28th Apirl 2008.
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