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New Initiatives for Educational Reforms in Rural India
Author(s): Parveen Jajoria

Abstract
Education is the cornerstone of socio-economic development and in a diverse and rapidly developing country like India rural education remains a critical area of reform. Despite significant progress in literacy rates rural regions still face challenges such as inadequate infrastructure lack of trained teachers high dropout rates and gender disparities in education. In recent years government policies non-governmental initiatives and technological interventions have sought to bridge this gap. This paper examines the latest initiatives in rural educational reforms analyzing their effectiveness challenges and impact on rural communities. By exploring innovative approaches such as digital education community-led learning models public-private partnerships and policy interventions this study evaluates the potential of these reforms in transforming rural education in India.