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Project in Brief:
South Bastar and Dantewada are known for incidences of naxalism and consequent violence.
As a result of which children drop out of school and the literacy rate is currently at a low level
of 33 per cent. Due to the increase in the conflicts between security force and naxalites in
2005-06, 82 villages were left with no administration as the writ of the government ceased to
run in the area. The only way to contain extremism was to prevent future generations from
following this ideology based on murders. With this view, the District Collector embarked on
a mission to spread a tool of mental transformation.
Implementation Highlights:
Residential facilities are provided to all out-of-school children. They convinced MOHRD
to sanction 500 seater residential campuses for the out-of-school children.
No closing of community school must be closed. As the situation gets better, these
schools can be given more emphasis.
a) Assessment of panchayats was done with the help of the locals, in places which were
shut down due to conflicts or destroyed by the extremists.
b) Use of educated and unemployed local boys and girls as volunteers (BRG Volunteers
or Anudeshaks) for the survey of drop out children and enrolling them in
prefabricated structures. Incentives were given to these volunteers for every
enrolment.
c) In the cases where permanent structures are not possible, the District administration
has pre- fabricated structures certified by the National bamboo mission.
d) Education was made attractive for children and their parents, so that they will send
their children even from far off places. Activities like Children talent festival, summer
camps provided children with a platform to express their talent.
e) All the infrastructures were created in record time and 21 more pota cabins /
residential schools are currently under construction.
The facilities are provided under the CSR initiative of NMDC and other district level
funds. The students in 9th are given bicycles under ‘Shiksha savari yojna’ initiated
only in Dantewada and supported by IAP fund. Thus, 3,000 students are now
benefitted and 98 per cent of the students from the 8th have moved to 9th standard.
EDUCATION CITY
In a backward district like Dantewada, it is extremely difficult to set up residential
facilities for the children, which results in shortage of infrastructure. Therefore, the
district administration embarked on putting 97 acres of township at the cost of 100
crores dedicated exclusively for the residential and classroom educational facilities.
The CSR funds of NMDC, the private company’s funds from the tribal department
and SSA and funds from IAP/BRG are utilized to bring the concept to reality.
The education city is located on a national Highway, and has become the gateway for the
District. Various educational institutes from schools to colleges to technical education are
brought under one roof. The students are given quality education along with sports and
cultural activities. There are other facilities like sports complex and indoor stadium.
Roads are linked with the solar streets, integrated drinking water and drainage plan.
SKILL EDUCATION
To add value to those students who have no basic literacy levels, a livelihood college was
established on a PPP model. The main focus is on the pass-out students of 10th and 12th
standards and unemployed youth. Through coordination and participation, organizations
like IL&FS, indicant, tomorrow foundation, L&T, skill building is imparted .the trained
youth are then provided employment through, linkages to the industries. At a time, 400
of them are trained and the target is 2,000 for the next year.
Under the skill building, various skills like vocational, hospitality, tailoring, and security
guard training is also provided. The trainees get at least a salary of Rs 2,500 minimum to
a maximum of Rs 8,000, depending on the work they do.
OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES
The magnitude of the facilities provided at the township is an asset to the future
generations.
With district administration to outsource the running of the Education City to
organizations like Ramakrishna Mission, the future seems to be better.
The key functions of the initiative are the education and literary programs to those
who are disadvantaged in the society. No child is deprived of education and more
over skill building adds value to their personality and will help them fetch more jobs.
Increase in faith in the system, as people from the interior villages now come forward
to educate their children, and thus the reduction in gap between government and the
people.
Enrolment, pass percentage, employment for the youth has improved at a high rate.
The beneficiaries are realizing the quantitative and qualitative change in the
education system prevailing in the district.
EVALUATION:
The outcome of Nanhe Parinde has been audited by Pratham. The quality of
education being imparted at the facility is checked and compared to the other
schools.
UNICEF has done the assessment of the livelihood college. The college has also been
studied by the Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Mission as a path breaking
initiative.
The initiative was Conferred Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration
for 2011-12 in the Individual Category.