Education is the birth-right of each and every child. After introduction of Right of children to free and compulsory education Act 2009 which enables every child of 6 to 14 age group to obtain more extensively the elementary education from Grade I to VIII. State government, under its flagship programme SSA, has implemented several activities across the state. 'Uttrakhand Sabhi Ke Liye Sikshya Parishad' is to ensure the universalisation of elementary education in the state of Uttarakhand. Other programmes like- KGBV, NPEGEL, MDM and several activities of SSA such as gender education, integrated education for children with special need (CWSN) along with correlated innovative activities namely CAL, PAHAL, Community mobilization, Kunjapuri model of Active Learning, LEP, Dev Bhumi Muskan, Sapno Ki Udan & Community Mobilasation competency based evaluation system accelerate project activities to attain predefined objectives. Basic Education Statistics has illustrated progress of program activities with the help of its updated data received from various sources as on March, 2010. This booklet has also documented the cumulative progress of SSA from the very beginning. State Project Office has made an attempt to insert simplified version of guidelines as prescribed by Government of India. Physical progress such as schools, teachers' recruitment, establishment of resource centers and other quality indicators like- Promotion, Dropout, repetition and transition rate and achievement level of the students' achievement level reflect the progress of quality education in a very simplified manner. State Project Office also welcomes comments and valuable suggestions, which will enable us in making the next edition more meaningful. We hope this publication will be very useful for the readers; looking for a better education scenario of the state. With regards, (Radhika Jha) State Project Director SSA, Uttarakhand – 1 – As a twenty seventh state of the country, Uttarakhand was formed on November 9, 2000. It is bound by Uttar Pradesh on the South, Nepal on the East, Himachal Pradesh on the west and China on the north-east. Geographical area of the state is 53,483 sq.km. forming 1.69% of area of the country as a whole. Geographically, Uttarakhand is situated in the central Himalayan zone. It extends between 770 34' to 810 02' E longitude and 280 43' to 31027' N latitude. The topography of Uttarakhand is characterized by hilly terrain, rugged and rocky mountains, deep valleys, high peaks, sharp streams and rivulets, rapid soil erosion, frequent landslides and widely scattered habitations. The natural vegetation is mixed broad-leaved forest with oak and pine predominating. Climate varies from subtropical in the valleys to temperate on the higher slopes with a summer monsoon. The temperature ranges from 160 C to 400 C but it drops below freezing point in many parts of high mountain areas of the region during winter. Administratively, the state has following constitution: 02 Administrative divisions 670 Nyaya panchayats 13 districts 7227 Gram panchayats 78 tehsils 16826 revenue villages 95 development blocks 15761 inhabited villages and 34 Cities 1065 uninhabited villages. 84 Towns Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Uttarakhand. Population According to 2001 census, total population of the new state is 84.89 Lakhs spreading over 16,826 villages, 34 cities and 84 townships. Out of this total males are 43.26 Lakhs and females are 41.63 Lakhs with the density of 159 persons per sq. km. The population is scattered and even unapproachable in some cases, which has thrown new challenges and problems. Population figures at a glance (According to census figures of U.P.) Sl.No. Description 1991 2001 1 population Male 36.41 Lakhs 43.26 Lakhs Female 34.10 Lakhs 41.63 Lakhs Total 70.51 Lakhs 84.89 Lakhs 2 Population Density 132 Per sq. km 159 per sq.km 3 Sex ratio 937 female per 1000 Male 962 female per 1000 Male 4 Decennial Growth Rate 13.67 Lakhs (absolute) / 19.34 % – 2 – Literacy, which is the first and foremost factor contributing directly to human resource development and quality of life, Uttarakhand has 14th position in the country. With the help of various government interventions there has been significant progress in the field of education in Uttarakhand. Now the State Government is resolved to concentrate on putting intensive efforts for addressing the “quality” aspect of education. Literacy percentage of the state is 71.6 against all India average of 65.38. Male and female literacy rates are 83.3 percent and 59.6 percent against the all India figures of 75.85 percent and 54.16 percent respectively. Census data of 2001 shows that the gender gap is still an issue to be addressed in Uttarakhand, wherein focused interventions are required especially in the Cities and farthest habitations. Districtwise Population and Literacy rates by sex (Census 2001) S. Population 2001 Literacy Rate Gender State/District No. Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Gap UTTARAKHAND 847956243164014163161 71. 6 83.3 59.6 23.7 1 UTTARKASHI 294179 151599 142580 66.58 84.52 47.48 37.04 2 CHAMOLI 369198 183033 186165 76.23 89.89 63.00 26.89 3 RUDRAPRAYAG 227461 107425 120036 74.23 90.73 59.98 30.75 4 TEHRI 604608 294842 309766 67.04 85.62 49.96 35.66 5 DEHRADUN 1279083 675549 603534 78.96 85.87 71.22 14.65 6 PAURI 696851 331138 365713 77.99 91.47 66.14 25.33 7 PITHORAGARH 462149 227592 234557 76.48 90.57 63.14 27.43 8 CHAMPAWAT 224461 110916 113545 71.11 88.13 54.75 33.38 9 ALMORA 630446 293576 336870 74.53 90.15 61.43 28.72 10 BAGESHWAR 249453 118202 131251 71.94 88.56 57.45 31.11 11 NAINITAL 762912 400336 362576 79.60 87.39 70.98 16.41 12 U.S. NAGAR 1234548 649020 585528 65.76 76.20 54.16 22.04 13 HARIDWAR 1444213 773173 671040 64.60 75.06 52.60 22.46 Source : Census of India 2001 &: Department of Economics & Statistics, Uttarakhand Note:- Literacy rate for 1951, 1961 and 1971 relate to population aged five years and above, for the years 1981 to 2001 relate to the population aged seven years and above. (Source : Census of India, 2001) – 3 – Innovative Programme under SSA • PAHAL – An Innovative Programme in PPP mode under SSA ¾ A Programme to provide School Education to Children (6-14 yrs) of rag pickers, scavengers, snake charmers, orphans, etc. ¾ It covers slums of Urban deprived areas of the State. Presently this programme Operational in Districts Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Haridwar with Total enrolment of 913 in 2009-10. ¾ Enrolment of children is made by Door to door survey; counseling of parents and identification & MoU with private schools . ¾ Never enrolled/drop-out children for at least one year and no Govt. school/EGS within 1 Km. of habitation are eligible. ¾ Payment to the school @ Rs. 3000/- per child in installments determined by the attendance and improvement in achievement level of children enrolled. ¾ Internal monitoring by CRC, BRC, DIET and Dist. Education Officials and external monitoring by independent agency. • Quality Improvement Programme at district level (NEEV) ¾ A District Quality Programme(DQP) piloted in 2006-07. ¾ Programme for improvement of basic competency in language and mathematics at primary level. ¾ PRATHAM- NGO provided content for supplementary material, support in teachers training, child evaluation and programme monitoring. ¾ Goal of programme is to create competency in reading, writing, comprehension, conversation, communication in Learning language & numerical skills. ¾ 800 Primary schools were covered in the year 2006-07. ¾ In year 2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 all Primary Schools are covered. • Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation System-(CCE) ¾ Introduced in all primary and upper primary schools. ¾ A Competency Based Testing Tool (CBTT) for academic evaluation, holistic performance of child, to select weak child for remedial teaching. ¾ Evidence based testing with external evaluation. ¾ Not only examination tool but also a developmental tool helps in future planning through sharing with the community generating healthy competition among schools. – 4 – Learning Enhancement Programme (LEP) ¾ Graded learning series by NCERT has been introduced to enrich learning skills among children enrolled in all PS and UPS. ¾ 100 schools have been covered with library facilities under 'Room to Read' programme. ¾ 1035 UPS covered with library facilities by NBT series of books. ¾ LLA introduced to assess in the child friendly, attractive and fearless atmosphere. ¾ Teachers training to support language, mathematics and Environment Education etc, is being facilitated with the help of Azim Premji Foundation. ¾ Resource centers established at DIET's to give academic support as regards to Science and Mathematics etc. ¾ Teaching Learning Process in primary level on the Rishi- Valley Pattern. ¾ Multi-grade teaching to promote learning as an innovative programme. ¾ Grade wise formation of active group learning. ¾ Groups related to active group learning in all schools of the two clusters in each District. ¾ Freedom of learning on local specific basis. • Learning Guarantee Programme (LGP) ¾ Innovative Programme for quality education started in 2005-06 with collaboration of Azim Premji Foundation Banglore. ¾ Initially started in two Districts Uttarkashi & Udham Singh Nagar. ¾ Evaluation through compitancy based Quastion papers. ¾ Assessment reforms to lead to classroom reforms. ¾ Shift from rote learning to understanding based learning.Credible and transparent evaluation based on understanding and application based vs. rote based. ¾ Transparent sharing of evaluation results with every school for improvement. ¾ In the year 2009-10 covered all children of Grade 1-8, in all 13 Districts. • Muskan ¾ An AIE intervention to achieve UEE. ¾ Muskan Project launched to achieve UEE in worksites having seasonal flow of out of school children, mainly concentrates along the riverside. ¾ AIE centres established in 04 districts namely U.S.Nagar, Haridwar, Nainital and Dehradun. ¾ 'Muskan' , an example of multi departmental convergence for all round development of child.