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08 SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Social Sector Development is one of the most rewarding investments available to promote national RIGHT TO FREE AND development. With this view, the State Government COMPULSORY has been making all possible efforts to develop social EDUCATION ACT, 2009 sector in the state, according to desired priorities. 6.75 lakh children including Development of social activities like education, 1.52 lakh newly admitted students are studying on free health, family welfare, housing, urban development, seats of private schools. drinking water facilities etc. have assumed fairly important. The Government is committed towards overall development of all sections of society. EDUCATION Education contributes to improving national and individual welfare through multiple pathways. In MUKHYA MANTRI every sense, education is one of the most important NISHULK DAVA YOJANA contributory factors for development. No country can The scheme aims to benefit all achieve sustainable economic and social outdoor and indoor patients development without substantial investment in coming to all government hospitals. `680.74 crore has human capital. Education enriches people's been incurred in the year understanding of themselves and the world. It 2018-19 improves the quality of their lives and leads to broad social benefits to individuals and the society. Education increases people's productivity and creativity and also promotes entrepreneurship and technological advancements. Rajasthan inherited a very weak educational set up and system in the state, at the time of its formation. The State Government is making concentrated efforts for improving the socio-economic status of people BENEFICIARIES AT ANGANWADI CENTRES through better development of education and Around 37 lakh Children providing better educational infrastructure. The state (0-6) year, pregnant and is endeavoring to achieve the objective of total lactating mothers are benefited literacy and quality education through various through 61,346 Anganwadi centres in the State. programmes/ schemes like Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Continuing Education Programme & Saakshar Bharat Mission etc. 98 Social Sector Development Elementary Education alternative education cell. The scheme is renewed There are 34,796 Government Primary Schools (PS), every year. In the event of death or physical injury of 20,453 Government Upper Primary Schools (UPS) student accident, compensation is provided to the and 14,069 Government Secondary/Sr. Secondary parent / guardian. A total amount of `521.86 lakh has schools with elementary classes wherein the total been paid for the renewal of insurance scheme to State enrolment in Government schools is 63.41 lakh as per Insurance and Provident Funds Department in DISE report 2017-18. The status of, enrolment and Financial Year 2018-19. number of teachers of elementary education for the Pre- metric scholarship:-Pre metric scholarship is last five years (Government schools) is given in table being provided to SC, ST, OBC, SBC and DTNT 8.1 and 8.2. marginal area (OBC) students. In the financial year 2018-19, `3,828.65 lakh were incurred against the Table 8.1 Enrolment of students and number allocation `4,654.94 lakh under this scheme. of Teachers in Primary Schools Chief Minister Sambal Yojana for widow / Enrolled students Number of abandoned women: Under this scheme, Widow / Year (in Lakh) teachers abandoned women studying two-year Diploma in (in Lakh) Early Education (DLAD) in private training 2013-14 45.01 1.58 institutions, are being provided refund of `9,000 in 2014-15 41.18 1.16 fees under the scheme Chief Minister Sambal Yojana. In the year 2018-19, 225 students have been 2015-16 42.50 1.17 benefitted and `20.25 lakh were distributed under this 2016-17 40.93 1.08 scheme. 2017-18 41.27 1.09 Bhamashah Honors Ceremony: The scheme was commenced from January 01, 1995 with the objective Table 8.2 Enrolment of student and number of to motivate small donors and to contribute to the Teachers in Upper-Primary Schools educational, co-educational and physical Enrolled students Number of development of the school, and to make them realize Year (in Lakh) teachers the inherent and uninterrupted development of the (in Lakh) school, joining the Shala family and motivate for cooperation. During the year 2018 an amount of 2013-14 20.38 1.15 `8,487.29 lakh have been received from 117 donors. 2014-15 19.57 1.42 Health Education Program: Under this program, 2015-16 21.39 1.38 2016-17 21.96 1.38 the health check up of students studying in government and non-government primary and upper 2017-18 22.14 1.39 primary schools is done by coordinating with the Department of Health and Family Welfare. A separate The Free Text Book distribution scheme: Under programme of Anemia Control for Teen age Girls (10- this scheme, the State Government is providing free 19 year), is run by UNICEF in the state. text books to the students studying regularly in classes 1 to 8 in all government schools through the State Text Sports:-In the year 2018-19, students (upto 14 years) Book Board, Jaipur. In the Financial Year of elementary education have participated in National level school competitions and won five Gold, one 2018-19, total 1.9 crore books of `67.02 crore were Silver and seven Bronze medals while in the previous distributed successfully in all the state government year 2017-18, only two Silver and 4 Bronze medals schools. were won by the students. Student Security Accident Insurance Scheme: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Student Security Accident Insurance is run under the State Government Student Security Accident Smagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SMSA) is Government of Insurance Scheme. This scheme is applicable to India's flagship program for achievement of students studying in class 1 to 8 of all the state universalization of Elementary and Secondary government schools and students from Kasturba Education in a time bound manner. This is approved Gandhi Girls Residential School, Mewat Girls as an integrated scheme for School Education Residential School and Residential School of extending from Pre-school to class-XII for the period 99 Economic Review 2018-19 from 1stApril, 2018 to 31st March 2020. This Centrally portal www.rte.raj.nic.in for effective monitoring and Sponsored Scheme has subsumed the three Centrally timely reimbursement for 25 per cent free admissions Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan (SSA), in private schools (as per state norms). An amount of Rashtriya Madhymik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and `228.98 crore has been reimbursed in year 2018-19 to Teacher Education(T.E). The objectives of the these schools by the State Government. scheme, across all levels of schooling, are: The State Government has also taken number of · Provision of quality education and enhancing initiatives to promote Girls Education which are learning outcomes of students. highlighted below:- · Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School · 318 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhalaya education. (KGBVs) are functional and 37,223 girls are · Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of studying in these schools. school education. · Never enrolled and drop out girls are given · Ensuring minimum standards in schooling priority to be enrolled in KGBVs. These girls provisions. have been provided with condensed course teaching, so that they can achieve the basic · Promoting professionalism of education. competencies that are required to start with · Support States in implementation of Right of syllabus of VI standard. children to free and Compulsory Education · 10 Mewat Balika Awasiya Vidhalaya for Girls (RTE) Act, 2009. are functional. These residential schools are · Strengthening and up-gradation of state established for girls in Mewat region which are Councils for Educational Research and largely educationally backward. These Mewat Training (SCERTs)/State institutes of education hostels of Alwar district have been constructed and district institutes for Education and under Mewat Area development programme. Training (DIET) as Nodal agencies for teacher During the year 2018-19, Enrollment of girls in training. these hostels were 443, against total capacity The Scheme will be implemented as a Centrally of 500 girls. Sponsored Scheme by the Department through a · Meena-Raju and Gargi Manch: Meena-Raju single State implementation Society (SIS) Rajasthan Manchas have been constituted by involving council of school education, Jaipur at the state level. girls studying in the classes VI to VIII of 18,389 The fund sharing pattern for the scheme between Upper Primary Schools and Gargi Manch have Central and State will be 60:40. been constituted by involving girls studying in In 2018-19 Rajasthan Council of School Education is the classes IX to XII of 14,267 secondary made for implementation of Samagra Shiksha schools to create awareness in the community Abhiyan in Rajasthan. on the social issues viz child marriage, dowry system etc, It also motivated the parents of Under the National Education Policy, priority has irregular, dropout and never enrolled girls to been given to universalisation of elementary send their daughters to school. education. A centrally sponsored scheme namely 'Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan' is being implemented in · Adhyapika Manch: Adhyapika Manch has the State to provide education to children in the age been established to enhance the academic level group of 6-14 years. This also includes activities to of girls and to provide friendly environment to bridge social, regional and gender gaps with the help girl child in schools. 301 Adhyapika Manch of public participation in school management. have been formed at block level. Adhyapika Manch is the group of maximum 100 teachers. Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 is being implemented in the State since 1stApril, 2010. In · Academic Kishori Mela: The major objective this Act 25 percent seats are reserved in private of academic mela is to build an academic schools for boys/girls of weaker sections and environment and to develop creative learning disadvantaged groups.