Question

How can literacy improve social conditions on India?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Measures taken by government to improve literacy condition in India are: 1) Free education is provided in rural areas . Poverty being the main reason for children not being sent to school, hence the Government is keen at providing the primary right of proper education to children free of cost.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Increasing 'community' ownership of the government schooling system.

2. Revamping the teacher education (TE) system.

3. Developing centres of excellence for teacher education.

4. Create a national discourse and imperative around the importance of good quality school leadership.

5. Develop methods of identifying and grooming potential school leaders/head teachers.

6. Work on improving the social image and status of teachers.

7. Start treating teachers (especially government school teachers) as the most important stakeholders in the government education system.

8. Work on expanding the idea of good education.

9. Extend the scope. With the Right to Education (RTE) Act now making primary education compulsory, there is need look at extending its scope to include pre-primary education (which is not there in all states).

10. Understanding a better education.