Having ensured that children from our Mohalla Classes are back in schools, we have started work on strengthening the schools as is laid out in the Right To Eduction Act of 2009. One of the aspects that we are working on is reviving or forming Bal Sansad or Child Collective.

The concept of Child Collective is imbibed in the Right to Education Act of 2009, which entails all-round development of every child by building child’s knowledge, human potential and talent. Child Collective under the RTE norms, is an important concept that aspires students to become a leader in all walks of life.

The Child Collective or Bal Sansad develops skills and capabilities of students to represent themselves and take responsible decision in real time. There has been a lot said and discussed about Bal Sansad, but when it comes to practice several reports about the quality and implementation of the same raises question on the functionality of the initiative.

We are working to revive the Child Collective or Bal Sansad initiative in government schools in Raebareli, Pratapgarh and Fatehpur. Attempts are being made to ensure that the Bal Sansads in these three districts are formed with the essence of equality and non-discriminative process to ensure each child participates and the democratic values through Bal Sansad and Meena Manch.