Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 25, No 4 (2012)

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Government educational programmes - problems and suggestions

Madhu Byatappanavar, Uma S. Hiremath, Chhaya Badiger

Abstract


Access to primary education is being provided through massive programmes like Sarva Shikshana Abhiyana to all those children who are involved in physical labor, street children, migrating children etc. In spite of this, a few children are still deprived of Primary Education due to inability of the parents to send their children to school due to their poor economical status. Sending their children to school means- incurring extra financial burden on them. Hence the study was undertaken to know the problems and suggestions about selected 15 educational schemes in six villages in Haveri district of Karnataka. The results revealed that majority of stakeholders had problem of proper treatment by the doctors (91.96%) with respect to free health checkup scheme followed by insufficient scholarship and irregularity in distribution of scholarship money (84.92%). Most of the officers of education department mentioned problem that government do not release fund in time (46.15%). Cent per cent of parents suggested to distribute scholarship amount in time with increased amount and good treatment by the doctor. Most of the students suggested for regular attendance of parents and nominated members in meetings of samudhayadatta shale scheme (83.33%). More than 86 per cent of teachers suggested regularity in attending the meetings by parents and nominated members. Eighty per cent of the community leaders suggested, making the parents aware of education in coolienda shalege scheme (labor to school).Majority of the officers of education department suggested that awareness camps should be conducted for community people (84.61%).

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