Gulbarga: One major reason high dropout rate among girls could be the economic factor , especially in schools in rural
parts of the state.
The
parents, academicians and activists dont think the governments decision
to give them Rs 2 for everyday that they attend class I in govt schools
will help improve the situation greatly.
Womens rights activist, Dr Meenakshi Bali, feels that the strong gender disparities that still exist at the primary level in rural areas are unlikely to change based on the scheme.
"Parents are least interested in the girls education and force them to stay home to look after their younger siblings by the time they are nine or ten or use them for doing household chores. In many families the girls are sent to work in the fields as the parents think that educating the girls is not only unproductive but also a big burden on them as they have to find them a groom as well when they grow up. Unless awareness is created there will be very little change in the condition of these girl children," says Dr Bali while not ruling out the possibility of poor parents deciding to send them to school to get the promised money.
But Dr M.B. Ambalgi, a senior lecturer, who is striving hard to improve the academic standard in gulbarga area, believes the scheme,although well intended, will not help greatly as teachers are more likely to swindle most of the funds by creating bogus records about the students attendance.
Mallikarjunappa, a senior primary school teacher in Afzalpur taluk, agrees. "The scheme was a big failure when introduced a few years ago as it could not be implemented properly. Its likely to meet the same fate again as it will create more problems for teachers in rural areas," he warns.
The
parents, academicians and activists dont think the governments decision
to give them Rs 2 for everyday that they attend class I in govt schools
will help improve the situation greatly.Womens rights activist, Dr Meenakshi Bali, feels that the strong gender disparities that still exist at the primary level in rural areas are unlikely to change based on the scheme.
"Parents are least interested in the girls education and force them to stay home to look after their younger siblings by the time they are nine or ten or use them for doing household chores. In many families the girls are sent to work in the fields as the parents think that educating the girls is not only unproductive but also a big burden on them as they have to find them a groom as well when they grow up. Unless awareness is created there will be very little change in the condition of these girl children," says Dr Bali while not ruling out the possibility of poor parents deciding to send them to school to get the promised money.
But Dr M.B. Ambalgi, a senior lecturer, who is striving hard to improve the academic standard in gulbarga area, believes the scheme,although well intended, will not help greatly as teachers are more likely to swindle most of the funds by creating bogus records about the students attendance.
Mallikarjunappa, a senior primary school teacher in Afzalpur taluk, agrees. "The scheme was a big failure when introduced a few years ago as it could not be implemented properly. Its likely to meet the same fate again as it will create more problems for teachers in rural areas," he warns.
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