Wednesday,18th August, 2010.
"I have the Right to Education, now nobody can stop me from going to school."
"I have the Right to Education, now nobody can stop me from going to school."
I saw this advertisement of Right to Education in the Hindustan Times today. It talks about Right to Education Act (RTE)2009, which provides every child in the age group of 6-14 years with free and compulsory education.
Education is a way of stepping towards progress and development. It is the basic right and privilege of every child. Education not only gives us the tool of knowledge but also the ability to make fair decisions and enhances our overall personality.
The photograph( right) in another newspaper ,The Hindu, caught my attention as it was a complete contrast to the one in the Hindustan Times.
This picture is a recent one. It speaks volumes about those young children in our country who are deprived of education as they are made to work at this tender age. This is just one photograph which was captured whereas the condition of several children who work as labourers go unnoticed.
Despite the constitutional recognition provided to free and compulsory education, in reality, the mandate of the Constitution has still remained empty, as a number of children are denied basic human right to education.
This picture is a recent one. It speaks volumes about those young children in our country who are deprived of education as they are made to work at this tender age. This is just one photograph which was captured whereas the condition of several children who work as labourers go unnoticed.
Despite the constitutional recognition provided to free and compulsory education, in reality, the mandate of the Constitution has still remained empty, as a number of children are denied basic human right to education.
This is another issue which gains sympathy from many people but nothing is actually done to wipe it out from our society. We fail to see the poor implementation of this Act.
I do agree that such issues cannot be handled overnight but atleast there should be some strong focus on them.
I feel it is not only lack of implementation of the Right to Education but also the failure to protect the rights of the child labour.
I am not criticizing or commenting on the efforts being made by the government, I am just emphasizing on the fact that education for and among children of all classes should be given utmost importance, ensuring free and compulsory education according to the RTE Act.
'Just as we set deadlines for important events why cannot we set deadlines to get over with these issues?'
Literacy rate is an important social indicator of the country's development. It is indicative of the quality of the life of its people. In order to get into the race of developed nations the social indicators will play a significant role.I feel it is not only lack of implementation of the Right to Education but also the failure to protect the rights of the child labour.
I am not criticizing or commenting on the efforts being made by the government, I am just emphasizing on the fact that education for and among children of all classes should be given utmost importance, ensuring free and compulsory education according to the RTE Act.
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ReplyDeleteI like the way you have compared the two ideas...the two pictures in the two newspapers. An ad...the reality. The target, our position. Interesting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ira:)
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