VEC under SSA stands for 1. village education committee 2. village enabling council 3. village environment committee 4. none of the above
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VEC stands for Village Panchayat Standing Committee for Education. Option 1 “village education committee” is the correct answer. The role of this committee is to motivate the parents to send their children, especially, the girl child, to school.. They are responsible in “School construction, Micro-planning exercise, preparation of Village Education Plan etc.”
VEC under SSA or Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan stands for Village Education Committee.
The Village Education Committee is a regulatory body which exists at the school level in a village. It ensures the participation of the community in the smooth functioning of the school. It motivates the parents to send their children to school. Its objective is to universalize elementary education.
The committee plays a significant role in micro-planning, construction and maintenance of schools, monitoring the school management and teacher performance, and preparation of village education plan.