Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
• Supply of free text books to children.
• Training of teachers to improve their teaching ability.
• Promote education and reduce drop out rate among minority community, SC, ST and
girls.
• Specific intervention for children with special needs who are challenged with the
problems such as vision, hearing, movement, learning, cerebral palsy, mental
retardation etc.
State Plan
Mass Education: This is a state plan scheme. The scheme as a part of National Literacy
Mission was introduced in the state in the year 1991-92 with the objective of making all
adult illiterates upto the age of 45 years literate. The programme comprises to phases (i)
Total Literacy Campaign (TLC) and (ii) Post Literacy Campaign (PLC). Annual Plan outlay:
Rs. 20.10 lakhs (State Plan Rs. 20.10 lakhs)
In addition to the above, the district during 2011-12 will receive the following funds for
purpose as detailed below
• Construction of office building, boundary wall & renovation of old office – Rs. 16.00
lakhs.
• Construction of staff quarters and office building – Rs. 125.00 lakhs.
• Improvement/Modernization of ITI Balasore (Construction of boundary wall, play
ground, borewell, drainage system, cycle stand and repair of staff quarters) – Rs. 99.40
lakhs.
Central Sponsored Plan
Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan (SSA): It is one of the important flagship programmes in the
education sector. The programme is designed to cover all the children in the age group of 6-
14 years in the ambit of primary education. The goals of the programme are
• All children of 6-14 years age group in school by 2003.
• All children to complete 5 years of schooling by 2007.
• All children to complete 8 years of schooling by 2010.
• Universal retention by 2010.
• Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at Upper
Primary stage by 2010.
• Focus on Elementary Education of satisfactory quality with focus on education for life.
The programme is in operation in the district since 2001-02. Under the programme Block
Resource Center (BRC) and Cluster Resource Centre (CRC) has been opened. The activity of
the BRC is to design & implement all programme activities with participation & coordination
of different stakeholders, under the guidance and effective involvement of block
resource coordinators. CRC is the ground level institution to provide support to the BRC
units for effective functioning in one hand and the schools in other to deliver quality
education. Strengthening of CRCs is one of the major activities in SSA.
Under SSA provision has been made to provide free N.T. Books to all SC & ST and girl
students from class I to VII reading in Govt. and Govt. aided primary & upper primary
school. In addition to this Govt. of Orissa will provide N.T. Books on free of cost to all the
boys of general category from class I to VII of Govt. & Govt. aided schools of the district.
Other innovative activities under SSA are provisions for ECCE, Girls’ education, education
for SC & ST and minority groups and education of children with special needs. Education of
children with special needs irrespective of category and degree of disability is one of the
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