At present when the female athletes and astronauts are
touching the sky, they have proved themselves that if the equal opportunity is
being provided they are not lesser than males in any way. The Indian
constitution guarantees equal opportunity before the law for both the sexes,
but the traditional society has deprived females from education from a long time.
But the perception of society is being changed with respect to time; the
awareness about the female education has increased.
After the formation of Jharkhand the poor condition of
education was the biggest hurdle in the development, but in the 12 years of a
new state the girls became more aware about the education.
Under the ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan’ (SSA) number of girls
enrolled in the schools of the state shows the positive change of the society
in a decade. The literacy rate of female in 2001 was 38.87% which comes to
56.21% in 2011. The enrollment of girls in the primary schools across the state
has become almost equal to the number of boys. Out of 6660259 students up to
class VIII 3278869 girls has been enrolled in the 2011-12. Interestingly the
gender parity index (G.P.I) is higher than male in backward and naxal affected
district like Gumla(1.04) and Lohardaga (1.07) in the same district in class V-VIII the ratio
of boys and girls are 40:60.
Latehar and Garwa district shows a fascinating improvement
in a decade where the girl’s literacy rate has increased by 18.26 and 26.56%
respectively. The districts where no. of girls students are more than boys in
class I-VIII:
District Boys
Girls G.P.I
1. Lohardaga 49351 52643 1.07
2. Hazaribagh 158945 162594 1.04
3. Dhanbad 227071 234854 1.03
4. Gumla 114925 115226 1.00
After becoming ‘Right to Education’ as a Fundamental Right
the enrollment in the schools has increased not only girls, boys also.
Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) has prepared an extensive program to
enhance the number of students in the schools, now there is no any restriction
of academic year to take admission for the students. If any student wishes to
enroll in the mid of the academic year, school will complete their course by
providing ‘Supplementary Material’ in the 3rd, 6th, 9th
and 12th month of the year. The Supplementary material has designed
on the basis of psychological analysis by the JEPC team which also allow the
students to enroll as per their age, if a drop out student or a fresher gets
enroll then student would be provided classes according to their age not from
the beginners level.
Appreciable
Courage among Girls
While the census of the government is quite satisfactory,
but in ground level the poor socio-economic conditions produce many challenges
for them. In the adverse condition there
are several girls who work as a maid to continue their studies. Reema and Shobha (Name Changed) are two
sisters; dwell in the slums of Jaganathpur area in the Capital. Both work as a
maid in the morning in different houses and from 10 am they attend the classes.
Reema says, “Who wish to work like a maid, but we do not have any other option
because our father doesn’t earn and beats regularly my mother while drunk. If
we will not earn what will we eat? and
if we don’t study we will not be able to improve our condition.
There are several girls like Reema and Shobha in such
schools who pursuing their studies in the adverse condition of life. The girls
perform better than boys in government schools and have grabbed better
opportunity says Navneeta Hembrom Principal of Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo School
of Jagannathpur. She appreciates the courage of such girls who never
discontinue their studies. No
While the “Ladli Laksmi Yojna” and the “Cycle distribution
scheme” of the government of Jharkhand, have benefitted and promoted many girls
to study, but the complication and lack of information have deprived many girls
of the state also. Many girls’ students complain about the long procedure of
the schemes and to not getting the proper information about such beneficiary
schemes.
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