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Anita Kaul
Born19 September 1954
Died10 October 2016
OccupationIndian Administrative Service

Anita Kaul (née Kripalani;19 September 1954 - 10 October 2016) was an Indian Administrative Service officer between 1979 and 2014[1] best known for her contributions to the Indian education sector.[2][3] She was one of the principal architects of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act[4] which made education a fundamental right for every child in India between the age of 6 and 14.

Career

Anita Kaul retired as Secretary, Department of Justice, Government of India, the highest ranking civil servant in the [Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Ministry of Law] on 30 September 2014.[5] Prior to being appointed Secretary, Department of Justice, Government of India, she served in the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development[6] (2006-2012) where she coordinated the passage and implementation[7] of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act as well as its constitutional law defence before the Supreme Court of India.[8] She had previously served as Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT),[9] an autonomous organisation of the Government of India where she led efforts in the process of social deliberation for the National Curriculum Framework 2005, which set out what should be taught to children in India and how.[10]

In the 1990s, as Project Director of the World Bank funded District Primary Education Programme (DPEP)[11] (1996-1999) and Secretary, Department of Education, [Government of Karnataka] (1999-2000)[12], she played an important role[13] in bringing the Nali Kal] (or joyful learning) approach to learning to Karnataka's primary schools.[14] Developed with UNICEF assistance, the Nali Kali strategy adopted creative learning practices in a joyful, affirming, non-threatening environment that helped improve enrolment, particularly of girls, in rural primary schools in the State of Karnataka.[15]

Earlier in her career, she had served as Director of the National Literacy Mission (1988-1992) which had been set up by the Government of India in 1988 to bring functional literacy to all adults in the 15 to 35 age group through mass mobilisation and innovative learning techniques.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Anita Kaul, a 1979 batch IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre, took charge as the Secretary, Department of Justice in the Ministry of Law & Justice on Thursday". The Times of India. August 1, 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Anita Kaul: A civil servant devoted to educational reform". The Hindu. October 12, 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Anita Kaul's role in reforming education system was vital". Times of India. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Remembering IAS Officer Anita Kaul, Who Reformed Our Education System with the RTE Act". Yahoo News. October 25, 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Anita Kaul new Secretary, Justice in Law Ministry". Business Standard.
  6. ^ "MHRD official visits block resource training centre". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "About Bureaucrats In India". October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of RTE Act". May 6, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "Focus on developing fluency in mother tongue". The Hindu. July 10, 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. ^ "National Curriculum Framework 2005" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Top Down Travails". March 30, 2000. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Centre for Innovations in Public Systems - Education".
  13. ^ "Anita Kaul: A civil servant devoted to educational reform". The Hindu. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  14. ^ Nali Kali - A not so silent revolution for joyful learning (PDF). Planning Commission of India. "The Nali-Kali approach is unique and precious, because it is entirely primary school teacher created." Anita Kaul, Education Secretary and ex-State Project Director, DPEP, Karnataka
  15. ^ "Nali-Kali initiative - Karnataka". UNICEF India.
  16. ^ "Literacy Efforts in India". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (vol. 520 no. 1): 151–162. March 1992. Retrieved 26 October 2016. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
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