Compulsory Primary Education
The meaning of compulsory primary education is that all the children upto the age of 10 must complete their education upto the level of class five. Its purpose is to impart knowledge of reading, writing and simple Arithmetic.
Necessity: Illiteracy is a
curse. It is the root cause of poverty. No development program can attain
success due to illiteracy. On the other hand education is the backbone of a
nation. It removes darkness and enlightens mind. It also shows how
malnutrition, hunger and disease can be overcome. If the citizens of a country
are given right type of education, they will be able to solve the economic,
social and political problems of their country. Hence all the children of a
country like ours must be given education upto certain level. Therefore,
universal primary education has become a vital national issue.
Problems: India is beset
with many problems with many problems. So it is very difficult to educate all
the people within a short time. A large portion of the children have not yet
got the opportunity to go to primary schools. There are about 78000 primary
school in India, which is not sufficient to provide accommodation for all the
children. Considering all these problems, primary education should be made free
and compulsory.
Means to solve this
problem: In order to make the compulsory free primary education program
successful we have to educate the problems that stand in the way of it. Firstly
the parents should be made to realize the importance of education. More schools
should be established so that no student is deprived of having primary
education. Poor students should be provided with books, pens, dresses etc. free
of cost. In order to build up good and efficient teachers, training facilities
should be arranged.
Steps taken by the
government: The government of our country has taken some steps to remove
illiteracy from the society. The year 2002 has started as the year for
universal education. For this purpose one Thana has been selected in every
district. All the children between ages from 5 to 7 must go to school. They are
taught free there. All other thanes will be brought under this program by
phases. The government has also taken vigorous campaign program to motivate
parents to send their children to schools. The government has also launched
food for education program to inspire the poor parents to send their children
to schools. Text books are also supplied to the students free of cost. Again
UNSECSO, ASHA and many other organizations have come forward to wipe out
illiteracy from the country.
The prosperity and progress of our
nation depends upon the complete removal of illiteracy. For that implementation
of compulsory free primary education has become a crying need. If we are to
take a rightful place in the world, we have to bend all our resources and
energies ti this great purpose without wasting time any more.
