Chennai,Nov.14:Krishnagiri
district could soon be 'out-ofschool
child free', said
Santosh Babu, Collector,
Krishnagiri district in a phone
interview.
The district has launched
an innovative programme
under which profiles of 8600
schoolgoing children from various
panchayats have been
uploaded in a website.
The programme revolves
around the Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan (SSA) and other educational
missions which are
being conducted in this district
with partial funding from the
United National Children’s
Fund.
UNICEF has played a vital
role by providing funds for the
implementation of this programme.
UNICEF provided Rs
50,000 and another Rs
50,000 come from the SSA
fund. The tracking and monitoring
software looks at elimination
of child labour menace
and thereby preventing dropouts.
According to Babu, there
are constant updates and follow-
ups of each child and
his/her family.It took them
eight to 10 months to compile
the data. According to district
officials, more then 7000 children
are back school. A
School Volunteer Force (SVF)
consisting of five boys and five
girls in each school will be
trained on various issues that
confront children. The SVF
will act like the ambassadors
of the Collector.
Talking about the basic
problems being faced, the
Collector pointed out that
migration was one of the
biggest problems in this district
bordering Karnataka. He
also said that there is extreme
poverty in the tribal pockets. A
drive to eradicate child labour
has been launched
district could soon be 'out-ofschool
child free', said
Santosh Babu, Collector,
Krishnagiri district in a phone
interview.
The district has launched
an innovative programme
under which profiles of 8600
schoolgoing children from various
panchayats have been
uploaded in a website.
The programme revolves
around the Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan (SSA) and other educational
missions which are
being conducted in this district
with partial funding from the
United National Children’s
Fund.
UNICEF has played a vital
role by providing funds for the
implementation of this programme.
UNICEF provided Rs
50,000 and another Rs
50,000 come from the SSA
fund. The tracking and monitoring
software looks at elimination
of child labour menace
and thereby preventing dropouts.
According to Babu, there
are constant updates and follow-
ups of each child and
his/her family.It took them
eight to 10 months to compile
the data. According to district
officials, more then 7000 children
are back school. A
School Volunteer Force (SVF)
consisting of five boys and five
girls in each school will be
trained on various issues that
confront children. The SVF
will act like the ambassadors
of the Collector.
Talking about the basic
problems being faced, the
Collector pointed out that
migration was one of the
biggest problems in this district
bordering Karnataka. He
also said that there is extreme
poverty in the tribal pockets. A
drive to eradicate child labour
has been launched
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