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A programme with a time frame for Universal Elementary Education.
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A response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country.
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An opportunity for promoting social justice through basic education.
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An effort at effectively involving the Panchayati Raj Institutions, School Management Committees, Village and Urban Slum Level Education Committees, Parent Teacher Associations, Mother Teacher Associations.
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Tribal Autonomous Councils and other grass-root level structures in the management of elementary schools.
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An expression of political will for Universal Elementary Education across the country.
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A partnership between the Central, State and the Local Governments.
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An opportunity for States to develop their own vision of elementary education.
