Curse For The Society

Illiteracy is said to be a curse for the society. High illiteracy rate impacts the growth of a nation adversely.

India is among the various developing nations that are faced with the problem of illiteracy. However, the Indian government is continually working hard to curb this problem. It introduced the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act to ensure that every child gets education.

Education has been made the fundamental right of every child in the country. Besides, provisions have also been made to provide education to the adults who were deprived of it during their childhood.

The much appreciated concept of Adult Education in India was originated by the National Fundamental Centre (NFEC) that was set up by the Indian government back in 1956. The centre was later named as Department of Adult Education and became a part of the National Institute of Education under NCERT.

Adult education was promoted by the government and many people came forward to make the most of the opportunity being offered. Soon there was a huge increase in the number of people enrolling for it as well as a substantial increase in the educational activities.

With this the Department of Adult Education separated from NCERT and formed an independent entity.
As the name suggests, adult education is aimed at empowering those individuals who were deprived of education during their childhood.

The government has opened a number of schools to impart education to the adults. Both basic as well as vocational education is provided here.

So, people are not only imparted education but are also trained to earn their livelihood through adult education. Special night schools have also been opened in many states so that people can study after their working hours.

Several individuals have benefitted by this. Education has helped them seek better paying jobs and establish a good social standing.