West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

237toilets/drinking water arrangement/poor and/or unhygienicwater arrangement through hand pumps, unusuable toiletsnon-existence of separate toilets for girls etc. were neverconsidered. It was reported to the visiting team by theCLRCs that the District Project Authorities neither asked theCLRCs to submit any plan or budget for inclusion in thedistrict AWP&B nor, if at all, any plan submitted by theCLRCs was considered for inclusion in the district AWP&B.15.10 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONAs per para 1.8 of MFM&P, at the village level the criticalunit was village Education Committee (VEC)/Ward EducationCommittee (WEC) which assisted the basic education system inSecuring the cooperation and participation of the local communityand at the same time overseeing implementation of SSA in thevillage. VECs / WECs are assist by the other grassroot levelstructures like SMC, MTA, PTA etc. WEC would undertake surveyin the area under its jurisdiction to identify children within theage group of 5+ to 13+ (6 – 14) years and ensure that none of thesechildren are left out of school.It is the responsibility of the District Project Office (DPO) toimpart adequate training to the VEC members, process in respectof identification, maintenance and updating of child Register.During visit of schools the study team came to know throughinterview and interaction with teachers/parents/VEC members thatin several cases teacher in charge/teachers of the schools and notthe VECs as per provision of SSA guidelines conducted door to