Activities and Budget

A.                  Number of Schools Upgraded : For the year 2006-07 there is a target to upgrade 104 Branch Primary to full fledged Primary schools and 419 primary schools to middle schools. All the branch primary schools have been made full fledged Primary schools. Further the process for up-gradation of 419 primary schools has been completed and it is expected that these schools will be upgraded to middle level very soon.

B.                 Number of Post of teachers created due to up gradation:

Total number of post to be created for the up-graded schools is 1465.

For the upgraded branch primary schools, as per the provision, 208 posts of teachers have been created. The remaining 1257 post of additional teachers will be created with the up-gradation of Primary schools to Middle schools to keep the PTR 1:40.

C.                 Distribution of grants

D.                 Enrollment

S.No.

                  Enrollment of children

a.      Age group 6-11 years – 96.08%

b.      Age group 11-14 years – 94.52%

Retention of children:

a.      Age group 6-11 years – 98.52%

b.      Age group 11-14 years – 97.76%

E.                 20 Days Annual In-Service Teacher Training

With a view to achieve the national target providing 20 days Annual In-Service Training to the teachers at the Primary and Upper Primary level as a measure towards Quality Education for All, under budgetary provisions 2006-07, in-service teacher training component has taken the following steps:-

F.                  Innovative Activities:

1.      Education of Girls and Education of SC Children

i.         The eligible girl students joining class-6^th in the academic session have been identified so as to make bicycles available on the commenced academic session.

ii.       Remedial coaching classes for girl and SC children weak in students progress.

iii.      Hobby and vocational classes for children at weekends for 8 days

iv.     Awards in the shape of school bags to girls and SC children who academic and extra curricular activities, Sewing machines in some under this component.

2.      Computer Education

i.         269 such Upper Primary schools wherein the computer systems and items were supplied during 2005-06 but were not given grant to the computer lab, have been given Rs. 7000/- each for setting up to lab.

ii.       An indent for the procurement of computer systems and allied items of upper primary schools recommended by CDGSE, has been placed at HARTRON and the supplies are in progress

iii.      Grant for setting up of computer rooms in the 130 Upper Primary also be released very shortly.

3.      Computer Education

The provision of early childhood care and education to children in the early stage of development, prior to entering primary school, has been given a special place in education policies and programmes. Under this programme, the target of 30 bachpanshala each district making a total of 600 bachpanshala in the State was achieved during 2005-06. Further during the year 2006-07 all the districts have been given a target of 10 more bachpanshalas making a total of 800 bachpanshalas in the State. More bachpanshalas have already been started in the urban areas. To impart comprehension training in the early child care to the volunteers engaged in the bachpanshala, and it will be sent for printing very shortly. The newly opened bachpanshalas will strengthen by providing them infra-structural facilities, TLM and play way items

Funds allocation for the year 2006-07                        Rs. 200.00 lacs

Expenditure upto 31.12.06                                          Rs. 64.48 lacs

G.                 Children with Special Needs/IED

27810 children with different kind of disabilities have been identified. The SSA will provide them with their special education needs as recommended by the expert ensure. Integrated Education for these children. To meet their educational needs approx. 1500 teachers drawn form the block level of all districts have been given special IED training during summer vacations.

IED training Module for the teachers, is in progress in association with DPE-SSA Resource rooms in identified Govt. Model Schools at block level were setup in the 2005-06. Remaining 21 Resource rooms have been setup in the current year.

To provide barrier free atmosphere for under the Inclusive Education the construction of ramps @ Rs. 6000/- each in 1800 schools has already been conveyed to the ______ The Medical check up of all the school going children from class Ist to 8^th is being done at the block level. this work will be competed by the end of December 2006. Maximum CWSN would be medically examined. Children identified with Special needs will be provided with the recommended aid and appliances.

The appointment of 70 resource teachers (one at each block level) has been done. Special sports Tournaments/Cultural programmes of CWSN have been organized at block level and district level during the month of October, November, 2006 and CWSN participated at the district level tournaments and State level tournaments cultural activities were organized at Sirsa from 3^rd-6^th December, 2006 in which 1460 CWSN participated.

Funds allocation for the year 2006-07                  Rs. 333.72 lacs

Expenditure upto 31.12.06                                    Rs. 93.42 lacs

H.                 Community Mobilization

Presently more than 6035 VECs are functioning having a membership of around 55126 numbers in the State. The trainings of resource persons and around 600 trainers have been competed by SIEMT, Bhiwani in the month of July-August 2006. The training of VEC members at cluster level is in progress and likely to be finished by December, 2006.

Funds allocation for the year 2006-07                  Rs. 33.08 lacs

Expenditure upto 31.12.06                                    Rs. 5.67 lacs

I.                     Alternative Innovative Education (AIE) & Vocational centres for out of school children.

1.      64000 children out of 2.65 lacs out  of school children were mainstreamed to cater to the requirement of the remaining 2.01 lacs out of school children advertisement in the newspapers inviting NGOs to run AIE and vocational centres given.

2.      Presently 4733 centres (3399 AIE and 1334 Vocational centres) are running out of school children benefiting 1.32 lac children.

3.      Around 250 NGOs applied for the centres out of which seventy one having sort listed after field and desk appraisal for allotment of centres covering around 50,000 out of school children. AIE & Vocational centres will be all to the eligible NGOs very shortly.

Funds allocation for the year 2006-07                  Rs. 2100.80 lacs

Expenditure upto 31.12.06                                    Rs. 251.94 lacs

J.                   Progress of civil works (SSA)