Himachal Shikshak Kranti Manch

To Honble.Minister of MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Subject: Objections and suggestions regarding Right to Education Bill 2009 in context of Himachal Pradesh. Honble. Sir, With regards, I want to suggest the government to make a strict review of Right to Education Bill/Act 2009 causing many problems to the state government as well as to the teachers serving in Himachal Pradesh. As this act is appearing merely an endeavor to enhance the enrolment, retention and providing right of elementary education to all children, it has many flaws behind this beautiful curtain of right.I want to make you aware of the following objectionable points highlighted by me: 1. School Management Committees (1) A School Management Committee (SMC) shall be constituted for every State school and aided school, with such representation of parents, teachers, the community and representatives of the local authority, as may be prescribed. (2) Compositio

BASELINE SURVEY REPORT OF ENGLISH MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DISTT. HAMIRPUR (HIMACHAL PRADESH) Introduction The need of English medium is becoming a choice of many students and their parents in Himachal Pradesh. It is a fact that mother tongue hindi is over and above all other instructional mediums, but the craze for international language English has also become significant in modern society. As children belonging to poor community are often deprived of Primary ( Elementary) Education in English medium due to lack of financial assistance , they feel it bad. Instead of the poor class, most of the parents of students belonging to middle and elite class prefer those private schools which offer English medium as the medium of instruction at Primary Level. However, Himachal Pradesh Govt. has introduced English as a subject from 1st class in the state, the decreasing enrolment is a burning issue