• Dr. Md. Aynul Hoque

Having realized the significance of education as a mechanism of social engineering and as an essential input in to the economic development of the country, educational opportunities were equalized by the constitution. Thus, Article 45 provided for free and compulsory education to all children in the age group 6-14 years and now this provision has become a Fundamental Right under Article 21A as a part of Right to Life. However despite the independent India’s efforts over past six and a half decades and despite making commendable progress, educational opportunities though equal, the achievements by different sections and regions are still unequal. 100% literacy or even enrollment in Primary schools continues to be elusive and the state of Assam is not an exception. Therefore, an attempt has been initiated here to find out the progress of elementary educations in the state of Assam since independence. As it is considered that, the reasons for our failure to achieve 100% enrollment, even after 70 years of effort, do not lie just in the present social or political system but have historical roots. The study will be a great help to the academician, researcher, planner to devise and plan educational decisions so as to reconstruct the system of education and ensure that all eligible children get enrolled for at least elementary education and complete it successfully.

Elementary Education, Development, Planning, Decision, Enrolment, Achievement

"PROGRESS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN ASSAM SINCE INDEPENDENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no.1127-1131, April-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804225.pdf

"PROGRESS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN ASSAM SINCE INDEPENDENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no. pp1127-1131, April-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804225.pdf