Samacheer Kalvi - A Unique Educational System
Samacheer Kalvi, this is the hot topic of Chennai for days ago. It was termed to be Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education were all schools of Tamil Nadu will follow a unique and same syllabus. This equitable education system is a Government of Tamil Nadu, unique programme to integrate the various schools educational systems under one common roof. This comes under the act of Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act 2010 which leads the way for quality education for all.
Samacheer Kalvi
The Unique Educational System
Samacheer Kalvi, Students and Parents was having a fear on it for some days ago. Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education, were all schools of Tamil Nadu will follow a unique and systematic syllabus all over Tamil Nadu. This unique programme was introduced to integrate the various schools educational systems under one common roof. Within the state we have over 1.2 crore students in four streams of school's education comprising about 45,000 state board schools, 11,000 matriculation schools, 25 oriental schools and 50 Anglo-Indian schools, with different syllabus, textbooks and different schemes of gratings and examinations. Uniform System of School Education was implemented under the act of Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act 2010 which leads the way for quality education for all from Rural to Urban areas. The quality education to all children studying in Tamil Nadu without any difference, discrimination based on their economic, social, racial or cultural background is the main vision of this Samacheer Kalvi.
Implementation of Samacheer Kalvi in Chennai
This Samacheer Kalvi was first introduced in the year 2010 by then ruling government of Tamil Nadu, DMK. They first had a trial of this Unique Education Scheme for students of I and VI in that academic year. Thus, as it had a huge response among people and students then they decided to implement to all standards from the next corresponding year. But to all fate, the DMK party had a great defeat in the election and the Government was moved to the hands of ADMK, the current ruling party of Tamil Nadu.Samacheer Kalvi in our Educational system
The present ruling government of Tamil Nadu decided not to implement this Unique Educational System and banned this Samacheer Kalvi for the academic year
2011-2012. The reason for this ban, the cause was, as the books had the content of praising the DMK's leader. The High Court of Tamil Nadu ordered the government that the Samacheer Kalvi must come to implement soon and it cannot be banned. Again the government of Tamil Nadu filed a case against this in Supreme Court and the Apex court refused to stay the order in Supreme Court and ordered the Tamil Nadu government to distribute books and follow Samacheer Kalvi on or before August 2,2011.
The Supreme Court of India has rejected Tamilnadu State Government's request to ban Samacheer Kalvi, the Tamilnadu Uniform System of School Education and also insisted the state government to implement the Uniform System of School Education Act within 10 days on or before August 19, 2011. It was also stated in the order given by the Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu Government that they can delete any sort of objectionable, self praising materials such as personal glorification, self publicity and promotions involved, rather than putting the Unique Educational System Act 2010 in abeyance for indefinite period.Book distribution of Samacheer Kalvi
And the day came were all the schools started and the distribution of Samacheer Kalvi books all over Tamil Nadu were done. All the books, retail, and the godowns had to work overtime for this process of distribution in all regions. As said by the Supreme Court of India, all the books were distributed and schools started to function by this week Tuesday. But yet some schools have planned to follow old syllabus for lower standards since it too late to start and they would follow this Samacheer Kalvi for higher standards of IX and X alone this year.
Unity is the word which brings us together and now even our education is same with out any differentiation without any difference, discrimination based on their economic, social, racial or cultural background we have this Samacheer Kalvi in Tamil Nadu.
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The implementation of the samacheer kalvi system is a welcome relief to all the people, particularly students who did not know what system they are going to follow this academic year. Hope the system is improved in the years to come and the benefit is passed on the next generation.