Question

1 Describe education of childuen with special
needs and its implication for universaliz-
ation of elementary education​

Answer 1

Answer:

All the children with special needs must be enrolled in primary schools. ... Children with mild and moderate disabilities of any kind may be integrated in normal schools, severe in special schools/ remedial schools, drop outs who have problems in availing benefits of normal schools can join open schools.

Answer 2

Answer:

Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE) has been accepted as a national goal in India. Central and State governments are making strenuous efforts to achieve this goal.As a result of these efforts, 94 per cent of the country’s rural population has primary schools (grade I-V) within one km and 85 per cent of rural population has upper primary schools (grade VI – VIII) within a distance of 3 km. The number of primary schools has gone up by three times, from 2.1 lakh to 6.42 lakh and of upper primary schools by about 15 times from 13,596 to 1.98 lakh during 1950-51 and 1999-2000, respectively. Number of teachers in these schools has also increased from 6.24 lakh m 1950-51 to 32.17 lakh in 1999-2000.Expenditure on education as a whole as percentage of GDP also rose from 0.7 per cent in 1951-52 to 3.74 per cent in 2003-04.The number of primary schools decreased from 6.64 lakh in 2001-02 to 6.51 lakh in 2002-03, whereas that of upper primary schools increased from 2.20 lakh to 2.45 lakh over the period, indicating up-gradation of a large number of primary schools to upper Primary Schools.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyam (SSA):

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), launched in November 2000 as an umbrella programme, continued to be implemented to support and build upon other primary and elementary education projects. The programme aims to ensure five years of primary education for all children in the age group 6-14 years by2007 and eight years of schooling by 2010.The programme is implemented in partnership with the States. The programme addresses the needs of 192 million children in 11 lakh habitations. 8.5 lakh existing primary and upper primary schools and 33 lakh existing teachers would be covered under the scheme.