The ABCD of Primary Education

According to  a Child Rights Information Network report, an estimated eight million children aged between six and Fourneen do not currently attend school in India. And these children are the ones the Right to Education (RTE) Act now promises to reach out and provide education to.

To enforce this, a huge amount—to the tune of Rs 55,000 crore, according to an estimate by the Ministry of Human Resource Development—is needed. This is the primary hurdle for the Government of India is making this law become reality.