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Right to Education is the primary right of every citizen of India, whether a child resides in a high profile society or in a far away not so developed secluded village. Schools in rural areas are promoted to raise the level of education and literacy in rural India. The main aim of running these types of schools in India is to increase the rates of literacy in rural areas. More than 40 percent of India’s population is illiterate and cannot read or write. And schools in rural areas are inadequate and often equivalent to being non-existent. Thus, government’s initiative to set up schools in rural areas came into picture. According to Just Indian Schools the conditions of rural education in India, is improving steadily and the government is also providing full support and providing with many initiatives. The fee structure in these schools is also very low so that every child can study and afford it.
Though there are very few schools in rural areas, children and their parents are showing interest and availing school facilities in these remote locations. Children have to walk miles to reach their school. Rural schools pay special attention to children in these locations so that each child gets an equal and important opportunity. They promote reading and writing and enhanced basic education. These schools also provide study material to every student apart from, meals during school hours, uniforms etc. Rural village schools also have implemented library system, which provide books, newspapers and magazine to children. They not only provide science kits and equipment for hands-on-learning, but also notebooks, textbooks and pencils to poor children. Apart from that they also give scholarships to deserving students regularly, who wish to study ahead. They create community awareness, about the need for education and world literacy. Many indirect benefits of a basic rural education include poverty reduction, disease control, enhanced employment opportunities and increasing rate of literacy. The curriculum includes English, Mathematics, General Knowledge and Drawing. Apart from that they also provide Value Education and Computer Education. With the help of rural education every family and child has excess to basic primary education. Individual’s special talents are recognized. The teaching methodology ensures that each and every student is exposed to educational experience in an active and dynamic learning environment, so that they can achieve excellence. Teachers also encourage every student to express their views, observations and experiences. The main objectives of rural school’s is to ensure that every child in rural India receives quality education which prepares them to compete in the competitive global environment. Rural education initiative has the following objective:
- To provide free standard education to rural children
- Supporting children for higher education
- Guiding and Supporting Research scholars in Educational Development
- Implementing new teaching methodologies and Assessment system
- Promoting all schools to stress free environment.
Problems faced in rural education in India
- Teachers of rural schools in villages and small towns receive low income so there is a possibility that teachers give less attention to children.
- Most of the schools do not have proper infrastructure. So they do not get most of the facilities such as computer education, sports education and extra-curricular activities.
- There are no proper transport facilities so children don’t like to travel miles to come to school.
- There is no excess to supplemental education.
Present Scenario
In India, condition of rural education is still improving, the conditions of these rural schools is still very poor. There are very few schools in the rural areas and children have to travel far away distances to avail these facilities and most schools in these locations do not provide drinking water. The quality of education is also very poor. The teachers get very less income so, most of the time the teachers are either absent or they do not teach properly. There are many initiatives taken by the government, but they are not implemented in the schools, so the present scenario remains the same.
Urban education v/s Rural education
- There are many schools in cities and towns whereas; there are very few schools in villages and the rural areas.
- There are transportation facilities like bus pick and in urban schools where as children in rural areas have to walk miles to reach their schools
- Basic amenities like no drinking water in provided in some of the schools in villages
- Level of education in urban schools is far advanced as compared to the basic level taught in rural schools
- Computer education is given high importance in urban areas where as very few schools in villages give computer training
- Group classes are taken by using video conferencing and audio conferencing in urban schools where as no such facilities are provided for students in rural schools
- The teachers are given tools like laptops, printers to provide notes and other important notices to the children in urban schools while there are no such facilities in the rural schools
- School infrastructure in case of cities and urban areas is much more advanced as compared to that in schools in rural areas where some times children are even made to sit on the floor due to non-availability of furniture
- School education in urban areas is more advanced especially since there is a lot of computer aided teaching
- Apart from the course curriculum rural schools are not able to involve children in other activities like sports, co-curricular activities and competitions. Such events and activities tend help in the over all development of the children
Complied by ~Sineen N Qureshi
