{"id":243,"date":"2010-06-28T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T09:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=243"},"modified":"2010-06-28T09:38:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T09:38:01","slug":"61-news-94-primary-students-in-india-cannot-recognise-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=243","title":{"rendered":"#61, News: 94% primary students in India cannot recognise English"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Ahmedabad: For 94% of the primary students in India, English is an alien language. And this is official.<\/p>\n

A study conducted by the Programme Evaluation Organisation (PEO) of the Planning Commission has revealed that 94 per cent of the students in primary schools across the country cannot recognise the English alphabets. This reality check is major setback for prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh\u2019s UPA government that has embarked on a major initiative to universalise primary education, and grant the right to education.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Programme Evaluation Organization\u2019 (PEO) headed by deputychairman Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has come out with this data through an evaluation study of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in order to assess its impact.”<\/p>\n

Read the complete news item at http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Ahmedabad: For 94% of the primary students in India, English is an alien language. And this is official. A study conducted by the Programme Evaluation Organisation (PEO) of the Planning Commission has revealed that 94 per cent of the students in primary schools across the country cannot recognise the English alphabets. 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