The Report of The Study of Administration of Elementary Education in Rajasthan in Relation to The Programme of Universalisation 1979

Abstract

From Preface: The problem of universalisation of elementary education has been defying solution even 31 years after the Independence. The Constitutional directive as contained in Article 45 to provide free and compulsory education for all children till they reach the age of 14 years by 1960 is still a distant reality. In this context the Government of India decided that highest priority should be given to universalisation of elementary education in the Sixth Five Year Plan. A Working Group on universalisation of elementary education was set up under the chairmanship of Shri P. Sabanayagam Education Secretary Ministry of Education and Social Welfare Government of India New Delhi. This working Group was asked to review the progress of elementary education till the end of Fifth Five Year Plan and to advise about the approach and priorities for the universalisation of elementary education during the Sixth Five Year Plan.