Rural folks should understand the programmes of the government, said BEO G S Nagesh.

The right of children to free and compulsory education act, 2009. This act states that every child of the age of six to fourteen years have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighbourhood school till completion of elementary education.

Inclusive growth is not just a buzzword; it is a vital requirement for developing democratic nations like India. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), made possible by ubiquitous broadband infrastructure and affordable access to computing, can play a pivotal role in the nation's continued accelerated growth needs. This growth is one that penetrates down to every citizen.

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2009 prepared by the federal government seeks transformation of society along the lines of Islamic teachings and revitalise existing education system to cater to social, political and spiritual needs of individuals and society.

IMPHAL, Aug 16

Six decades after 1947 we have a law guaranteeing school education, but it is inadequate on many counts. (Editorial)

The public-private partnership model has emerged as the favoured model of project execution in India, especially in infrastructure, health and education. This article traces the theoretical underpinnings of PPP under a neoliberal, marketdriven and growth-oriented state. It describes the economic imperatives for public and private resource management and the case for PPP.

Bowing to pressure from the hilly border State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Central Government has awarded a whopping financial package of Rs 300 crore to the State to bridge the existing

Pushpa M. Bhargava

Policies with regard to agriculture, education and health need to change in order to ensure a meaningful and wide-ranging security for this country.

K. Balchand
NEW DELHI: The UPA government has a mission at hand in enforcing the proposed law and providing education to every child below the age of 14. It has been, however, missing deadlines in even ensuring safe drinking water and sanitary toilets in schools in rural areas.

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