Uttarakhand

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Uttarakhand

Annexure – VI

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An initiative of SSA, Uttarakhand for providing School Education to Out of School Children (6–14 yrs.) belonging to vulnerable sections of society, e.g., rag pickers, scavengers, street beggars, orphans, etc. living in urban deprived areas

Pahal – What it is?

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High Concentration of Out of School Children in Slums

Need for the Need for the PahalPahal Scheme Scheme

As per child census conducted in 2007 by SSA, around 22,230 children were found to be out of school

Urban Slums have max. no. of out of school children

Around 75% of these come from four districts (US Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradun & Nainital)

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OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UTTARAKHAND -SOURCE AWP&B 2007-08

6-11 Age group 11-14 Age group 6-14 Age group

Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total

6422 6360 12782 4259 5189 9448 10681 11549 22230

Total 6-14 age group population - 1830256

Total Enrolment - 1808026

Total out of school children - 22230

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Inadequacy of Govt. schools in Slum Areas

Difficulties being faced in establishing Govt. schools within 1 km radius of slums—

Need for the Need for the PahalPahal Scheme (Cont.) Scheme (Cont.)

Non-availability of land in slum areas.

Community not in a position to provide land.

No possibility of establishing new schools in hired buildings as their owners do not permit requisite alterations.

Inadequacy of space for Co-curricular activities/sports and MDMS in hired buildings.

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Coverage of the SchemeCoverage of the Scheme

Dehradun District ( On Pilot Basis 2007-08) District ( On Pilot Basis 2007-08)

Distt.Udham Singh Nagar.Distt.Udham Singh Nagar.

Considering the success of the scheme in Considering the success of the scheme in above two districts, the scheme has been above two districts, the scheme has been extended to two other districts Nainital & extended to two other districts Nainital & Haridwar.Haridwar.

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Universalization of elementary education in Public-Private Partnership (PPP-Mode)

Strategy

Officials of Nanhi Duniya Private School

Officials of State

Project Office, SSA

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Mainstreaming the targeted children in the schools by ensuring quality education and to improve their attendance and retention.

Thrust on Quality Education

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Age : 6 - 14 Years.

Never enrolled or drop-out for at least one year.

Children belonging to the deprived and marginalized sections of the society in urban slums and other such locations.

Eligibility Criteria for Enrolment

No Govt. school or EGS centre within 1 Km. radius of their habitation.

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Identification of the slums

Identification of the children (6-14 yrs)

Identification of private schools

Admission of children

Payment to accredited private schools

Monitoring & Evaluation

Implementation ProcessImplementation Process

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Must be a Govt. recognized school –Must be a Govt. recognized school –

# Primary Schools - 1# Primary Schools - 1stst to 5 to 5thth Class. Class.

# Upper Primary Schools – 6# Upper Primary Schools – 6thth to 8 to 8thth Class. Class.

Must have been running for atleast two years.Must have been running for atleast two years.

Must have adequate infrastructure.Must have adequate infrastructure.

Must be committed to undertake responsibility of Must be committed to undertake responsibility of completing education of the enrolled children up to completing education of the enrolled children up to Primary/Upper Primary level.Primary/Upper Primary level.

Criteria for Identification of Pvt. Schools

Contd.……

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Willing to bear all costs over and above the amount determined in the Scheme.

Ready and willing to accept terms, conditions and other formalities as considered appropriate by the SSA from time to time.

Willing to accept the annual internal/external evaluation system to check minimum learning levels attained by the children.

It entails signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both the parties, i.e., the District Project Office & Private Schools.

Criteria for Identification of Pvt. Schools

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Rs. 3000/- per child per annum is paid to the accredited Private Schools in 3 equal installments :

First Installment :Within one week of enrolment for uniform, textbooks, workbooks, writing material and entrance fee etc.

Second Installment On the basis of attendance and improvement in achievement level (on submission of evaluation report by external agency)

Third Installment :On the basis of attendance and improvement in achievement level (upon receiving annual examination results)

Financial Rules and Regulations

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Monitoring and Evaluation of Children

Next six months :

Quarterly monitoring through a committee constituted by the District Project Office.

ANDThrough an external agency appointed by the SPO, SSA .

First six months :

Monthly monitoring of the enrolled children by State/District Project officials.

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Facilities to be Provided by Accredited Pvt. Schools to Children

Education and other school facilities

Text books, workbooks and other learning material

Question papers and answer booklets

School uniform

Conveyance facility, if it is being given to other children of the school

Remedial teaching, If the child is unable to attain pre-decided learning levels

Facility for computer education games/sports, cultural/co-curricular activities, if available in the school

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Enrolment under Pahal (Academic Year 2008-09)

572

255

211

106

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Total Dehradun U.S. Nagar Nainital

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Achievement - Hindi Language

Writing Hindi Alphabets Correctly

12.20%

62.50%

12.82%

70.45%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008

Govt. School/AIE/EGS Pahal School

Word Formation

4.87%

18.75%

7.69%

36.36%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


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Achievement - English Language

Writing English Alphabets Correctly

Word Formation

14.63%

53.12%

25.64%

65.90%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


0.00%5.13%

27.27%

12.50%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


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Achievement - Mathematics

Writing Numbers (1-50) Writing Multiplication Table

31.71%35.90%

61.36%65.63%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


12.20%

53.13%

17.95%

43.18%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


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Contd….

3-Digit Addition 3-Digit Subtraction

2.44%

13.64%

23.08%

31.82%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


0.00%3.13%

10.26%

19.05%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


0.00%

10.26%9.09%

6.25%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


0.00%

3.13%

0.00%

4.55%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


3-Digit Multiplication 3-Digit Division

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Routine Behavioural Aspects & Gen. Knowledge

0.00%

21.87%

7.69%

27.27%

Sep. 2007 Feb. 2008


Able to correctly respond to traffic related questions

5.13%

20.51%

50.00%

40.62%

Sep. 07 Feb. 08


Able to correctly respond to health & hygiene related

questions

17.95%

28.21%

40.90%

25.00%

Sep. 07 Feb. 08


Able to correctly respond to GK related questions

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No. of enrolled Children mainstreamed during the Academic Year 2008-09

Class Dehradun US Nagar

Total Enrolment MainstreamedTotal

EnrolmentMainstreamed

LKG 38

UKG 44

Class-I 21 6

Class-II 17 37

Class-III 9

Class-IV 4

Class-V 0

Class-VI 1

Class-VII 0

Class-VIII 0

Total 183 134 46 43

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Extra Curricular Activities

Bulbul Training to enrolled girls

Participation in State level Bal Mela activities like—

March Past Nukkad Natika

Jagrukta Rally on ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ by these children.

Participation in Educational fair.

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Additional Initiatives

Training of Pahal Teachers by the trainers of DIET

Health Check-ups and providing medicines.

Escorts facilities.

Scholarships.

Educational Visit/Tours..

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Feedbacks from Parents/Guardians

Feedbacks from Parents/Guardians

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Pahal Children (Then and Now)

The Beneficiary with her family

Before Enrolment After Enrolment

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Uttarakhand

Documents

enrolled children

school education

targeted children

new schools

recognized school

school childrenaround

upper primary schools

quality education