ATTAINMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN STATES OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND BIHAR

Elementary education provides the foundation for future of any given state. That’s the reason it is considered as right of every child. In India, millions of children from poor and disadvantaged communities are deprived from this right. State wise disparities are much evidential, as some of the states are performing well but others are straggling. This paper attempts to present picture of the states of Himachal and Bihar in attainment of elementary education and explores that on what account Bihar lag behind to Himachal Pradesh to provide elementary education. The result suggests that Himachal has obtained almost a universal enrolment; still big chunks of student are laggards (not in proper grade, according to their age). Infrastructure is still a problem at Bihar and most of the children are laggards , socio-economically weaker section of the state are far behind the goal of getting universal education compared to Himachal Pradesh.