Educational Rights of children: Issues, challenges and Solution: Journey of Independent India

Abstract

Child rights assume great significance in a civilized society because children are human beings who have rights to safety, security and opportunities for full development. Human resource is important part of any country and it can be developed through Education especially by strengthening the basic Education. Education is considered to be the way to lead towards progress and development of the individual. After independence of India constitution guarantee free and compulsory elementary education. On 15th of August 1947 India got freedom from British dominance. After independence India got opportunity to make the system/platform to give Education to the maximum population of the country, Indians get opportunity to make modification in the previous system and their Educational policies according to the need of the country. Starting from University Commission, Secondary Education Commission, and Hunter Commission, many other policies, programmes, Acts and commissions are establish but till now Educational rights of children are not fulfilled. They are denying their Educational rights in one and another forms. Starting from the family to school and from school to society they are discriminated and denied by one and another reason. The aim of the present paper is to consider the Educational rights of the children in context of Independent India. The present paper will reflect over the pitfalls remaining in the Education system of India which could be the reasons for violation of Childs Educational Rights. In this paper the researchers will try to find out the ways and means to equal Educational rights of all the children which are to be violated in India.