Baru Sahib – Actively Channelizing Education in Rural India

Almost one third of rural India has no access to primary education. Even lesser percentage have access to secondary education. Rural India, which constitutes a major part of India is lagging behind socially and economically due to lack of one of the most basic needs of children, which is the right education at the right age.

There are very few educational institutions in India that have a presence Education in Rural India

. Opening a school in these remotest and rural parts entail many obstacles like more investments, longer break even period owing to lesser tuition fees and many other similar problems. In such a case, rural education remains an unmet demand in India.

Even in this modern age, children still are denied basic education because they have no access to schools or even if they do have a school nearby; their families can’t afford the steep school fees. In such a scenario, the only sustainable solution remains to provide rural education system in India , but at extremely subsidized and lower rates, so that the marginalized communities residing in these areas can afford to educate their children.

One such organization that has taken pioneering steps in this direction is The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib. They run affordable and high quality schools in village of northern rural India on a completely sustainable, unique, and affordable philosophy. They leverage upon donations that come in from all categories of individuals and organizations from India and abroad and channelize these funds to manage these schools so that the tuition fee is at a bare minimum. This enables a higher percentage of rural masses to be educated. One of their flagship schools that has created quite a name for itself on this sustainable format is the Akal Academy, Baru Sahib.

This entire chain of such rural schools run by The Kalgidhar Trust consists of a wide portfolio of 129Academiesthat span over Northern Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.Together, theyprovide quality school education to over 60,000 students each year in the rural parts of India. This is indeed a commendable step towards social inclusion and an effective means to ensure education to the children residing in the rural parts of India.