http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Make-edu-free-and-accessible-to-all/articleshow/7108241.cms
Make edu free and accessible to all'
TNN, Dec 16, 2010, 02.06am IST
PUNE: The Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Adhyapak Sabha recently held a
state-wide agitation for right to education for all. The agitation was
held between November 26 to December 6 to commemorate the death
anniversaries of Mahatma Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Amongst other things, the organisation, led by Bhai Vaidya, demanded
that unlike the present education system which grants free and
compulsory education to children between the age group six to 14
years, the United Nations Charter for the Rights of the Child extends
the definition of child to 18 years of age. Thus, by extending this
facility to 18 years, the government should ensure that youngsters,
complete their Std XII at the very least.
Further demands suggested that the government do away with the concept
of non-aided education and allocate as much as six per cent of the
Gross Domestic Product to education.
The agitation sought to highlight the fact that unlike developed
countries where as many as 70 to 85 per cent youngsters studied up to
graduation, only about 11 per cent of the Indian population become
graduates. The numbers of youth from underprivileged and backward
sections of society are even less. Thus, education needs to be free
and accessible to one and all.
Read more: Make edu free and accessible to all' - The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Make-edu-free-and-accessible-to-all/articleshow/7108241.cms#ixzz18GrM5eUu
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