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No LP schools in 410 villages of Barpeta district!From A Correspondent
KALGACHIA, Oct 26 – At a time when crores of rupees are being spent in the name
of elimination of illiteracy, many villages in Barpeta district are still to be
enlightened with primary education. Considering education as the fundamental
right though it was made compulsory through amendment to Article 45 & 93 of our
Constitution and for the purpose of getting all the rural children within the
age from 6 to 14 years admitted to the primary schools though campaign was
launched all over the State, yet a large number of children in Barpeta remain
out of schools.According to information, over 40,000 children under 8 education
blocks in Barpeta district are deprived of admission to school. On the other
hand, in the age of information and technology there are no primary schools or
any additional education centre in 410 villages out of total 3285 under eight
Education Blocks in the district. Consequently about 40,000 children of those
villages are being kept away from elementary education.Reliable information
says that 14 out of 340 villages under Bajali elementary education block, 38
out of 311 villages under Barpeta EB, 18 out of 416 under Bhabanipur EB have no
LP school. Likewise, no school has been set up till date in 39 villages out of
424 in Chenga EB, in 68 villages out of 420 in Gobardhana, 80 villages out of
486 in Jalah EB and 53 villages out of 375 in Ruposi EB. Thus a total of 410 in
Barpeta district including the highest 100 villages out of 531 in Mandia EB
have no primary schools for admission of children. Most of the children who
remain out of school under these circumstances are used as child labourers and
exploited in various appalling workfields. Even some of them are living
labourer’s life outside the State.On the other hand, in contrast to 84.45%
literacy rate in Bajali revenue circle the literacy rate of Jalah revenue
circle is 78.25%, Barpeta revenue circle is 62.7%, Sarthebari is 60.55% and
Kalgachia circle is 42.9%. The conscious people of the district currently have
expressed serious concern over the pitiable plight of elementary education when
the Central government is taking all steps to generalise the elementary
education.
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"And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave."
"Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul."
- H. W. Longfellow (A Psalm of Life)
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and
humble like a blade of grass”
- Lakshmana
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