Bihar

A whiteboard, markers, and a duster for the teachers and a carpet laid on the ground for them to sit on, 15 such study centres across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and recently, Rajasthan, are providing free-of-cost education for slum and street kids since 2013.

It was the ‘Garden City’ of Bengaluru that inspired the Bhagalpur resident Raja Bose to tread this path a few decades ago.

Not one to sit on the sides and complain about the situation, this lawyer-turned-social entrepreneur took control of things and started a school, Topper Study Point (Udaan), for the underprivileged in Hajipur, Bihar.

Shubham Chaurasia’s dream of becoming an electrical engineer had almost come to a standstill when his father couldn’t bear the cost of his education post class 10.

Enabling seniors to teach juniors, this non-profit initiative could lay expensive tution centres to waste! #IIT #Innovation #Education

“There is a huge knowledge system that exists in our culture. In fact, local communities make sustainable homes with better facilities than what the contractor can provide them! So we sit down with them and take tradition forward."

Pankaj often drove his employer to IIM Ahmedabad for guest lectures. He would wonder if his son could ever study in such a prestigious place. The seed of a dream was sown.

DeHaat is not merely shaking institutional structures that have constricted Indian farmers for decades, but also helping them earn more, make better choices and live better lives!

For the downtrodden in Bihar, Sanjeev is a true hero, whose indomitable spirit and years of efforts amidst death threats and physical abuse, surely deserves widespread recognition.

Education falls under the concurrent list. It means that both the central and state governments can consider making decisions for this Sector. Thus, the policy decisions and implementation for the Education sector differs from State to State