Goa among the best for Education
According to a latest research survey of the Union government's National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, Goa featured among the best in the education sector in the country from 1998 to 2009.
In a TOI report of the study, approximately 23% children between the age 6 and 14 years never attended school. The percentage of children attending school was above 90% only in five states, namely Mizoram, Manipur, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Goa, thus, saw improvement in school attendance attained by Goa from the late '90s onwards.
According to a study conducted in 2000, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry have achieved more than 90% gender parity at the primary stage.
The increase in female enrolment in the states was a result of increased educational facilities in rural areas and a rise in the number of female teachers. The study also inferred that making available free text books, free uniforms and attendance scholarships also helped in progressing.
The study also stated that a provision of Rs 12.46 crore was made for loans for the education sector by the education departments of all states/UTs taken together (from 2005 to 2008). The highest percentage was in the case of Goa (27.14%) and lowest was in UP (0.98%). No provision for loans was made in states other than Goa and UP.
Goa demonstrates incredible progress by the end of 2009 in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) of the Union government which evaluates the education situation in India. The 2009 report focused on basic reading, comprehension and arithmetic whereas ASER 2008 reviewed the curriculum in early grades as well as indicators like time, school time-table, maps, famous people and currency tasks.
According to the ASER 2008 report, states that showed greatest improvement in descending order are Nagaland, Kerala, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Karnataka. (Read full article)
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