Volume III Issue 3 July-Sept. 2000

The Joint GOI-UN System Education Programme, launched in 1998 in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, has made varying degrees of progress in different states. Some states have successfully introduced innovative methods and local variations. An example is the Nalli Kali (Joyful Learning) system in Karnataka. On the other hand, states like Uttar Pradesh and Orissa have made only a beginning, due to a shift in the project areas and also due to the super-cyclone in the latter. The following is a review of the development in the eight states, highlighting both the positive trends and the areas that require attention.

Andhra Pradesh - Plan should reflect specific needs

Bihar - Urgent need for teachers

Karnataka -Going ahead full steam

Madhya Pradesh - Finally gathering momentum

Maharashtra - Little progress despite

Orissa - In the infancy stage

Rajasthan - Mobilising the community

Uttar Pradesh - Focus on visioning and microplanning

NINAD - A campaign for Community Mobilisation in Orissa