Violation Of The Right To Education Act During The Pandemic In India

Pooja Saini, Sushant University

ABSTRACT

During coronavirus pandemic people in almost all the countries have suffered a lot, especially children. The students were locked inside the houses. The schools or educational institutes were closed to save human beings. Schools are reopening but it is required to take specific measures to facilitate students to reduce the upsurge rate of dropouts. The global pandemic affected the marginalized and vulnerable groups the most. The pandemic has contributed to violating children's Right to Education.

There is a requirement to create a generic platform, which should be accessible to all the educational institutes. Infrastructure building and arranging resources for education, planning for such emergencies, and proper training for educational institutes will facilitate teachers, and students to work effectively. The pandemic due to Covid-19 may be considered as a lesson for the future. This study has analysed the situation of children and effect of pandemic on their education. Based on the study several suggestions have been made which may work effectively bridging the gap in the field of children’s education.

Keywords: children in pandemic, measurements in schools, effect of pandemic, children education, infrastructure in educational institutes