SAMAGRA
VIKAS
Focus area: Education
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WHY EDUCATION?
(CONTD)
• In India there are more than 110 crore people but
only one third of them are able to read.
• According to the education department, 96% of
India's children enroll in primary school, but about
40% drop out by the age of 10.
• Just over a third of high school students graduate.
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Indian Education Census Data 2011
Total
Rural
Urban
Persons
Males
560,687,797
336,533,716
224,154,081
Literacy rate
64.8%
75.3%
53.7%
No. of literates
361,870,817
223,551,641
138,319,176
Literacy rate
58.7%
70.7%
46.1%
No. of literates
198,816,980
112,982,075
85,834,905
Literacy rate
79.9%
86.3%
72.9%
No. of literates
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Females
MORE FACTS
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Over 35% Indians are Illiterate;
Over 50% Indian women are Illiterate;
Currently 40% of the populace is below the age of 18;
By 2015, 55% will be under 20;
India spends just 3.5% of its GDP for education, way
below China’s 8%.
• There are about one million schools, most being staterun and sub-standard;
• Government schools have very poor infrastructure –
even in cities and large Metros.
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KARNATAKA STATUS
Within Karnataka, the highest number of drop-outs are in:
Place
Gulbarga
Belgaum
Bangalore
Mysore
Percentage
57.15%
20.73%
14.41%
7.71%
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KARNATAKA STATUS
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According to the census, 60% of the children who drop out are in
the following 10 districts:
1.
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Bidar
Bagalkot
Bangalore
Bellary
Bijapur
Gulbarga
Koppal
Raichur
Yadgir
South and Uttara Kannada
Yadgir has the highest number
of children dropping out
(13,258), ahead of Gulbarga
(8,733) and Raichur (7,560)
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ROOT CAUSES
Financial Constraints
Lack of qualified people in their Education System
Insensitive school staff
Difficulties faced by students to pursue higher education
Corruption
Lack of Moral , Ethical Education & Proper Guidance
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PROPOSED INITIATIVES
 Teach Basics of Internet and usage of search engine
 Teach Basics of Spoken English & English communication
 Conduct workshops on Social Behaviour and Personality Development
 Conduct Career Guidance workshops for PU students
 Provide Moral & Ethical Education to the youth in schools and colleges.
 To conduct Yogabhyas Classes
 To provide Environmental Awareness programs
 To take up Technical/Vocational classes for PU students
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OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
• Organize events to educate “HOW TO USE
INTERNET” at Taluk level and Rural areas targeting
children, women, farmers, lawyers, doctors, general
public and any others.
• Organize Workshops, tuitions, seminars etc…
• Organize Employment related workshops, counselling,
training, coaching etc.
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OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
(CONTD…)
• Organise awareness camps about the government
facilities available, current development projects
and give out information such as whom to meet
to obtain these facilities and benefits.
• Hold information sessions on government welfare
schemes on weekends in the city corporate wards
and
villages
as
well
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OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
(CONTD…)
• Arrange meetings to increase the awareness of
school children regarding:
global warming, environmental protection, organic
farming;
computer technology and its impact on society;
‘How to be successful in life’, ‘How technology has
changed the human life is general’, 'What will future
technologies look like and will they have any impact on
them’.
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WHY EDUCATION?
• No country can survive if its young lose hope about
their future.
• According to a
study on India's manufacturing
exports by McKinsey and the Confederation of
Indian Industry, the nation will need 1.5 million
trained technicians every year for the next decade -twice the number it currently produces -- to be able
to boost its manufactured exports from $40 billion a
year to 300 billion, the amount exported by China.
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OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
(CONTD…)
• Organise
awareness/educative
programs
like,
environmental pollution levels in lakes of the city (use
technology to monitor pollutants entry on a regular
basis and update);
• Organise better power consumption methods for the
apartment dwellers in the city(better use of technology)
and awareness sessions on abuse of power and use of
alternate energy sources.
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OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
(CONTD…)
• Organise blood donation, eye camps and book
donation camps in needy schools colleges in rural as
well as urban areas.
• Organise a link between the corporate helping hands
and the orphanages of “Nele” so that orphanages get
the benefits.
• Organise seminars at ward level involving local public
about their problems and their resolutions inviting
experts to the locality.
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OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
(CONTD…)
• Monitor & create awareness on the amount of pollution
present the various
slums of the city, using
technology. Slum dwellers have no idea or awareness
about POLLUTION how it affects their health and that
of their children.
• Coordinate with the meteorological department and
obtain information on a daily basis about pollution levels
the pollutants & waste management. Organize awareness
campaigns and educate the slum dwellers on the subjects
related their problems to make their lives better.
• Organize campaigns like ; Save lakes, Save forests.
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1.Organise Public debate on “Communal
bill”
2.Organise public debate on “How
democratic is Jan Lokpal Bill?”
3.Organise voter id registration camps for
those who have come to Bangalore from
outside and also for local people.
4.Organise sessions for Registering to
Graduate constituencies.
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1:Organise Seminars on “improvements needed
in political/administrative/judicial systems of the
country”
2.Organise Feedback camps on Government
performance and record provide feedback, so that
government can work effectively and efficiently
3.promote events which encourage problem
solving approach by the citizens, instead of
complaining.
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