Skill Letts
VIEWS , VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS
An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme
Schooling India , Skilling India
Schooling is irrelevant without skilling
Literacy in India
SDE Sajin M
As per the latest Census 2011 report , the illiteracy rate in India is 22 per cent . In 2014 , the literacy rate of India increased by 10 percent . India ’ s literacy rate has increased six times since the end of the British rule — from 12 per cent to 74 per cent in 2011 . However , India has the world ’ s largest population of illiterates .
The Slender Roads
More boys than girls are dropping out of the schools in India . As against 39 % boys who dropped out before completing elementary education in 2013-14 , only 33 % girls did so , says the latest statistics of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development ( MHRD ). This is despite the fact the Right to Education ( RTE ) Act is in place since 2010 , which mandates free and compulsory education to every child in the country up to class 8 . However , it appears that the Act has led to higher enrolment but unable to ensure quality education and retention .
According to the Government ’ s statics , the absolute number of outof-school children remains high and India currently has the largest non-literate population in the world with the absolute number of non -literates among population aged 7 and above being 282.6 million in 2011 .
Incautious Educational System
This is the murky posture of Indian education , that almost seven decades after India ’ s independence , a large fraction of population is sieved out without any scope of being intellectually productive The deliberate degradation of the examination system , and the abolition of English learning at the primary and lower secondary levels have created a condition where the standard of education at the Government-run schools has hit rock-bottom . Poor infrastructure adds to the agony . High charging private English Medium Schools have mushroomed to fill void . It is felt that the void has been deliberately created so that these schools can do roaring business peddling education . Most school buildings are unfit to be called ‘ buildings ’, many do not have a roof over their heads , most schools do not have toilets ( especially for girls ), and if they exist are in unstable state . One of the most damaging developments in recent years is degradation of language teaching .
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