Initiatives and Porblems

Initiatives taken by Chandigarh from its budget for achieving  UEE

1.	Abolishing the fee & funds at elementary level w.e.f. December 2005.
2.	Providing free text books to all make children of primary classes enrolled in Non model school serving the villages, rehabilitation labour colonies, slums and economically weaker groups.
3.	Providing free uniform to all boys and girls studying at Primary Level in Non model schools.
4.	Providing freshly cooked midday meals comprising of dal, rice, chapati and vegetables costing Rs 8/- per day per child to children.
5.	Providing additional contingency grant to schools for upkeep and maintenance of educational facilities.

Problems in attaining in Universalization in Elementary Education

1.	Attainment of UEE is a formidable task because of the peculiar location of the city and migratory character of population.
2.	Unprecedented increase in population on account of high immigration of poor and illiterate laborers.
3.	Constant migration among labourers and some special social groups due to insecure livelihood causing problems of tracing out of school children.
4.	Changing Socio Economic Structure towards lower class is resulting in more pressure on Government Schools.
5.	Closure of Schools running in residential Area due to the order of Honble High Court, 133 schools having about 20000 students have been affected.
6.	Construction of unauthorized colonies and slums and their frequent shifting.
7.	Poor Health, Sanitation and inadequate nutrition is resulting in absentism among poor children.
8.	Child Labour is difficult to be checked.
9.	Scarcity of Land and Sites for New Schools.
10.	Pupil Teacher ratio is rising due to shortage of class rooms.
11.	High ratio of out of school children among SC children, specially girls.
12.	Low academic achievement levels in schools serving slums and labour colonies.

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