Children Education Achievement Gap – An in-depth Analysis

In India, the efforts towards the beginning of the Modern Education system were marked by Britishers with the introduction of the Charter Act in 1813. This first act which provided funds for education was a landmark in the history of the Indian Education system. Also, the post-Independence Radhakrishnan commission worked for the upliftment of education by suggesting several measures. But where does the modern Indian Education system stands today? By how much children’s education has increased? These are the two main questions that need to be explored. India is still lagging behind in the education domain if we compare it at the global level. We are far behind developed countries like the United States of America, Canada, the United Kindom, etc. There are two major basic problems that need to be worked upon if we want to achieve the goal of education for all. The first problem is the willingness of parents for sending their children to school. Most of our  Indian population resides in rural areas. The traditional thinking of parents is that earnings are more important than education so they are hesitant to send their children to school. The second most common problem is the lack of qualified teachers. The availability of qualified teachers is far less than their demand. Only a skilled teacher can shape the future of our children with knowledge so they can become productive citizens of society. These two main problems need to be addressed in order to achieve the goal of education for all in India.
In 1968 Indira Gandhi’s administration formulated a National Policy on Education where several measures, like 90% of the rural areas will have one school within 1 kilometer, Three language formulas, and 6% of national income to be spared for education were taken. These measures were further modified by Rajiv Gandhi Government and the concept of Navodya Vidyalaya a kind of boarding school was set up in order to provide education free of cost. Every government after that kept modifying and formulating new policies to strengthen the Indian Education system. During Modi’s tenure, he vouched to make India a global knowledge superpower and proposed a New Education Policy. But formulating and modifying New Education policies are not the only way out to work on education for children in India. We need some other measures too like

* Training of volunteers to become qualified teachers.
* Volunteers going to rural areas to teach children at their place.

*Every school should adopt slum children and will provide them good education free of cost.
* Volunteers should visit rural areas and should convince parents to send their children to schools and let them know the benefits of a good education.

* Also the privileged class of India should raise and donate funds for Education.

Badhta India is an NGO with the sole aim of narrowing down the bridge between privileged and underprivileged by providing them with quality education. Many volunteers from different parts of India have joined this NGO for a noble cause. A lot of workshops and campaigns are organized from time to time by volunteer teachers to motivate children to think about their bright future. Surely the good work which has been done by volunteers from different parts of India is inculcating a spark in our children for future building. The role of Badhta India and its volunteers in the field of education will definitely change the destiny of our rural population.