Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority
Sikshya Soudha Unit - V, Bhubaneswar, Tel No.- 0674-2395325, Fax - 0674-2392721
E-mail: opepaedu@yahoo.co.in
Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority
Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) came in to existence as a registered society on30th January 1996. The School & Mass Education(S & ME) department in the Government of Orissa has the responsibility to achieve the goals of Universal Elementary Education (UEE).
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‘Sikshya Chetana Abhiyan’, a massive State-wide Campaign for ensuring children’s Right to Education and promoting sanitation and hygiene practices through community participation has been conducted from 15th to 21st April 2011. Department of Rural Development, Dept. of SC & ST Development and UNICEF office for Orissa collaborated in this effort. Campaign activities like “Pravesh Utsav” (intensive enrolment drive), village meetings on RTE, Mother-Teacher Association Meetings, School Management Committee Meetings, ‘Education for All Rally’, parents’ counseling and “Sankalp Divas” (oath taking and resolve towards 100% enrolment and retention) were organized in more than 52,000 schools across the State on pre-defined dates during the campaign. Newly enrolled children were provided new |
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| textbooks, writing materials and were welcomed in traditional manner to encourage them to come to school. The RTE Cell has provided technical support in strategy development and in facilitating implementation of the same. Sixty State-level officers were assigned the task of monitoring of the campaign activities in all districts. | ||
