EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: VEC stands for Village Education Committee under SSA, or Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. A regulatory body that exists in a village at the school level is the Village Education Committee. It guarantees the community’s interest in the smooth running of the school. This encourages parents to send their kids to class.

Detailed explanation-2: -Effective cooperation of local community can be best assessed through the functioning of Village Education Committee (VEC). VEC is the living link between the local community and primary as well as secondary education of the children of the local community.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is Government of India’s flagship programme for achievement of Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time bound manner, as mandated by 86th amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory Education to the Children of 6-14 years age group, a Fundamental Right.

Detailed explanation-4: -Village Education Committees were visualised as part of the decentralised management structures envisaged under DPEP. Their role is to establish a link between the school and the community. In addition, they are also expected to take up the task of management at ensuring community participation.

Detailed explanation-5: -SSA aims to provide educational infrastructure to around 193 million children in 1.1 million habitations. 86th Amendment Act to the Indian Constitution provided legal backing to SSA when it made education free and compulsory for children in the age group of 6-14.