Free education plan launched
By C J Kuncheria | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-02 06:35
Indian students take lessons from their teacher inside a classroom at a school in Kolkata, India, on Thursday. A law making primary education compulsory in India came into effect Thursday, opening the door for millions of impoverished children who have never made it to school because their parents could not afford the fees or because they were forced to work instead. Sucheta Das / Associated Press |
NEW DELHI - India's prime minister promised on Thursday to launch a guarantee of free elementary education, in a fresh sign the government was focusing on big-ticket programs to consolidate its rural and poor voters.
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