BHUBANESWAR: Siksha Adhikar Abhijan was launched in the primary schools of the State recently to create awareness on the Right to Education Act (RTE). The campaign was launched by the School and Mass Education (S & ME) Department to create a greater awareness on the RTE. There are numerous clauses under the act that many people are not aware of. The purpose of this campaign is to create an awareness about how a student can avail of the free primary education at the primary schools that they are entitled to. The campaign is a part of the ‘Siksha Ka Haq Abhiyan’ launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development with the sole purpose of spreading the basic information about the RTE. A “Pravesh Utsav” was also organised to mark the begining of the campaign in the state. The State Government has planned to create a State Working Group that will operate directly under the S & ME Minister Pratap Jena. New enrolments of students will also be made under this campaign to Sri Aurobinda Upper Primary School under the Bhubaneswar block. Those enrolled will also be provided with new books for the academic session 2012-13. A framework has been created and discussions are on to create an action plan with NGO networks and volunteers to carry forward the campaign. Around 30 volunteers will be selected from every block who will carry on discussions with the school and village community. The campaign will enable the village community and the school managements in identifying the requirements to implement RTE.
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