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Education

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WHY EDUCATION? ( C O N T D )

• In India there are more than 110 crore people but only one third of them are able to read.

• According to the education department, 96% of India's children enroll in primary school, but about 40% drop out by the age of 10.

• Just over a third of high school students graduate.


Indian Education Census Data 2011

Persons Males Females

Total No. of

literates560,687,79

7 336,533,716 224,154,081

Literacy rate 64.8% 75.3% 53.7%

Rural

No. of literates

361,870,81

7 223,551,641 138,319,176

Literacy rate 58.7% 70.7% 46.1%

Urban

No. of literates

198,816,980 112,982,075 85,834,905

Literacy rate 79.9% 86.3% 72.9%


MORE FACTS• Over 35% Indians are Illiterate;• Over 50% Indian women are Illiterate;• Currently 40% of the populace is below the age of

18;• By 2015, 55% will be under 20;• India spends just 3.5% of its GDP for education,

way below China’s 8%. • There are about one million schools, most being

state-run and sub-standard;• Government schools have very poor

infrastructure – even in cities and large Metros.


KARNATAKA STATUS

Within Karnataka, the highest number of drop-outs are in:Place Percentage

Gulbarga 57.15%

Belgaum 20.73%

Bangalore 14.41%

Mysore 7.71%


KARNATAKA STATUS( C O N T D … )

According to the census, 60% of the children who drop out are in the following 10 districts:1.Bidar2.Bagalkot3.Bangalore4.Bellary5.Bijapur6.Gulbarga7.Koppal8.Raichur9.Yadgir10.South and Uttara Kannada

Yadgir has the highest number of children dropping out (13,258), ahead of Gulbarga (8,733) and Raichur (7,560)


ROOT CAUSESFinancial Constraints

Lack of qualified people in their Education System

Insensitive school staff

Difficulties faced by students to pursue higher

education

Corruption

Lack of Moral , Ethical Education & Proper

Guidance


PROPOSED INITIATIVES

Teach Basics of Internet and usage of search engine

Teach Basics of Spoken English & English communication

Conduct workshops on Social Behaviour and Personality

Development

Conduct Career Guidance workshops for PU students

Provide Moral & Ethical Education to the youth in schools and

colleges.

To conduct Yogabhyas Classes

To provide Environmental Awareness programs

To take up Technical/Vocational classes for PU students


OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES

• Organize events to educate “HOW TO USE INTERNET” at Taluk level and Rural areas targeting children, women, farmers, lawyers, doctors, general public and any others.

• Organize Workshops, tuitions, seminars etc…

• Organize Employment related workshops, counselling, training, coaching etc.


OTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES( C O N T D … )

• Organise awareness camps about the government facilities available, current development projects and give out information such as whom to meet to obtain these facilities and benefits.

• Hold information sessions on government welfare schemes on weekends in the city corporate wards and villages as well



• Arrange meetings to increase the awareness of school children regarding:

global warming, environmental protection, organic farming;

computer technology and its impact on society;

‘How to be successful in life’, ‘How technology has changed the human life is general’, 'What will future technologies look like and will they have any impact on them’.


WHY EDUCATION?

• No country can survive if its young lose hope about their future.

• According to a study on India's manufacturing exports by McKinsey and the Confederation of Indian Industry, the nation will need 1.5 million trained technicians every year for the next decade -- twice the number it currently produces -- to be able to boost its manufactured exports from $40 billion a year to 300 billion, the amount exported by China.



• Organise awareness/educative programs like, environmental pollution levels in lakes of the city (use technology to monitor pollutants entry on a regular basis and update);

• Organise better power consumption methods for the apartment dwellers in the city(better use of technology) and awareness sessions on abuse of power and use of alternate energy sources.



• Organise blood donation, eye camps and book donation camps in needy schools colleges in rural as well as urban areas.

• Organise a link between the corporate helping hands and the orphanages of “Nele” so that orphanages get the benefits.

• Organise seminars at ward level involving local public about their problems and their resolutions inviting experts to the locality.



• Monitor & create awareness on the amount of pollution present the various slums of the city, using technology. Slum dwellers have no idea or awareness about POLLUTION how it affects their health and that of their children.

• Coordinate with the meteorological department and obtain information on a daily basis about pollution levels the pollutants & waste management. Organize awareness campaigns and educate the slum dwellers on the subjects related their problems to make their lives better.

• Organize campaigns like ; Save lakes, Save forests.


1.Organise Public debate on “Communal bill”2.Organise public debate on “How democratic is Jan Lokpal Bill?”3.Organise voter id registration camps for those who have come to Bangalore from outside and also for local people.4.Organise sessions for Registering to Graduate constituencies.

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1:Organise Seminars on “improvements needed in political/administrative/judicial systems of the country”2.Organise Feedback camps on Government performance and record provide feedback, so that government can work effectively and efficiently3.promote events which encourage problem solving approach by the citizens, instead of complaining.

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