Community participation 73rd and 74th amendment npe 1986

Community Participation Amendment NPE 1986

2. Policy Framework for Community
Participation in Education
•The73"'and74"ConstitutionalAmendment
Actshaveenvisagedintroductionof
democraticallyelectedbodiesatthedistrict,
sub-districtandpanchayatlevels.
•TheactprovidesrepresentationofWomen,
ScheduledcasteandTribes.

3. Policy Framework for Community
Participation in Education
•The11
th
ScheduleoftheConstitutionhelps
Panchayatbodiesisalsoresponsibletolookafter
EducationfromPrimary,secondaryleveltoHEs
(Technicaltrainingandvocationaleducationand
Adult,Nonformaleducation,LibraryandCultural
Activities).
•Accordingtoconstitutionalamendmentactthe
Stategovthastoelectthepeopleforlocal
panchayat,municipalityandcorporationbodies
throughlegislation.

4. DecentralisingPlanning and
Management
•TheNationalPolicyonEducation(NPE)1986and
ProgrammeofAction(POA)revisedin1992have
emphasizedtheimportanceofdecentralizingplanningand
managementofeducationatalllevelsandpeople's
participationineducation.
•Partofthedecentralization,localcommunitiesthrough
appropriatebodieswouldgetinvolvedinimprovingthe
functioningofschools.
•TheformationofVillageEducationCommittee(VEC)and
variousotherparticipatorystructuresandtheir
involvementineducationisaresultoftheconstitutional
commitmentandpolicyrecommendations.

5. Relationship between PanchayatiRaj
Institution and Community Structures
•TheCABECommitteeonDecentralized
ManagementofEducationsuggested
constitutionofVillageEducationCommittee
(VEC)atthevillagelevelandthePanchayat
StandingCommitteesoneducationat
intermediateanddistrictlevels.
•VECisconsideredastheintegralpartof
Elementaryeducation@PanchayatLevel
under73
rd
Amendment.

6. Linkage between Panchayat
institutions and VECs
•A/Cto73
rd
Amendmentthelinkagebetween
PanchayatinstitutionsandVECsis
•RepresentationofthePanchayatmembersin
VECandothercommunityfora;
•Rolesandfunctionsperformedbythe
Panchayatmembersinprimaryeducation;
•Statutoryprovisionsandactualization;and
•NetworkingofPanchayatandother
government/non-governmentalbodies.

7. Community Structures in Education
•Village Education Committees (VEC),
•School Management Committee (SMC)
•Mother Teacher Association (MTA)
•Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
•Mothers Associations and
•Women Motivator Group (WMG).

8. Problems and Issues
•Community Mobilization and Participation
•Community Participation and Empowerment
•Decentralization and Community Participation

9. Community Mobilization and
Participation
Thestateshavefollowedvariousmobilizingactivities
includingradioandTVprogrammes,productionofvideo
andaudiocassettes,printingofnewslettersand
pamphlets,etc.fordisseminatinginformationabout
benefitsofeducation.
Underthecommunitymobilizationprocess,although
thecommunitiesarevisualizedasboththeproviderand
consumer,inrealityitisthestate,whichdictateswhatis
tobeprovidedasperitsownguidelines.Thecommunity
membershavelittlesayindecidingwhatareprovidedto
themintermsofeducationalinputs.

10. Community Participation and
Empowerment
Does'communityparticipation'ensure
communityempowerment?
Theanswerfortheabovehappensonlywhen
•Thecommunityparticipationistoadvocate
thesocialempowermentofthepoor,
therefore,theparticipationoftheweaker,
disadvantagedpeopleadvocatetheirpolitical
empowerment.

11. Decentralization and Community
Participation
•It is often contended that community
participation and empowerment will emerge
from decentralization of educational governance.
•Although panchayatsystem has not been able to
play effective role, this does not mean that the
decentralization in education has failed.
•Decentralization can be of different types;
–a) deconcentration, b) devolution and c) delegation.