Tag: Education
Violations of the RTE Act in Bihar
The government middle school in Garahi village has 454 students but only 7 teachers. A direct violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which mandates a student teacher ratio of 30:1, is, however, not the only problem at this school. Community Correspondent Indu Devi reports on the violations of...
Success: Karatotha Upper Primary school gets a new teacher
Following this report by Community Correspondent Anupama Sathy, the Upper Primary School in Karatotha block of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha got a new teacher. The administration has assured that the condition of the school premises is about to get better and new classrooms will soon be built. This will help...
Adequate Anganwadi ?
Started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program, the Anganwadi is an all-encompassing health care centre for settlements. Its goals are vital and comprehensive: to combat child nutrition and hunger, to provide basic health care, and to offer pre-school education.The main beneficiaries...
Anger at Anganwadi
In 1975 the Indian government decided as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to introduce the Anganwadi scheme. The aim was to combat child hunger and malnutrition by providing basic health care in Indian villages. The following were encompassed in the scheme: contraceptive counseling and supply, nutrition education and supplementation,...
No water! No toilets! No lunch! No Electricity!
268 children have had no access to clean drinking water, clean toilets, hygienic food or electricity for the last four years! This has adversely affected their education and general health. Imagine going to a school where you don’t get water to drink, electricity to see, toilets to relieve yourself and...
4 Teachers for 1500 Students in Uttar Pradesh Government School
VV-PACS Correspondent Sanjay Kumar reports from Maharaj Ganj, Uttar Pradesh regarding the lack of adequate education for girls in the Government Inter-College Nautanawa. He says that the government is not doing its job to provide enough trained teachers to teach the students. Currently only four teachers teach 1500 girls who...
Would you eat food with worms?
Would you eat food with worms in it? What about uncooked rice? Or raw flatbread? I’m guessing your answer is no. Children studying at the government primary school in Batiyagarh, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, are forced daily to consume such sub-standard food. Not only do they have to eat half-cooked meals,...
The Difficulty Checklist
This story is from Sadpur village of Batiyagarh block in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. The government middle school in Sadpur village lacks four things: 1: A separate toilet for boys and girls. 2: A boundary wall. 3: A playground. 4:A library While filming, VV-PACS Correspondent Artibai Valmik spoke to...