http://www.assamtribune.com/oct2707/state2.html 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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