It is estimated that more than 3 lac children do not attend formal schools. Therefore, GCPE has successfully started Alternative Schooling Centers to provide access to primary education to children of deprived sections living in remote and small habitations. The aim is to educate the never-enrolled and dropout children to a level where they can rejoin the formal primary school. The approach has been one of developing appropriate models of alternative schooling based on proper understanding of the categories of out of school children and their problems and also learning from the successful experiences in this field.

Brc Co-ordinator Gondal
Mr. Naval G. Tilala

Under SSA and DPEP, efforts are made to give quality education to children with special needs. Some kind of liaison with parents of such children is extremely essential. Parent Councils were formed and regular meetings held on creating awareness on various disabilities. Parents were urged to hold a positive attitude and have faith in the abilities of disabled children. The Council has provided the platform to discuss family, social, education, rehabilitation issues and various psychological barriers related to disabilities.

All children in school, Education Guarantee Centre, Alternate School, ' Back-to-School' camp by 2003;
All children complete five years of primary schooling by 2007.
All children complete eight years of elementary schooling by 2010.
Focus on elementary education of satisfactory quality with emphasis on education for life, Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at elementary education level by 2010.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is an effort to universalize elementary education by community ownership of the school system. It is a response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country. The SSA programme is also an attempt to provide an opportunity for improving human capabilities to all children, through provision of community owned quality education in a mission mode.