ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY
 

        
                                          

        
        AP        : Andhra Pradesh         MILL      : Minimum Levels of
             
        Aangan 
        Pathsh-
        alas      : Courtyard Classes                : Learning
        
        Bal Mitra 
        Shala     : Child friendly school  MSP       : Mahila Samakhya Project
        
        Bal 
        Sansad    : Childrens' Parliament  MP        : Madhya Pradesh
        
        CABE      : Central Advisory 
                       Board of            NCERT     : National Council for
                       Education                       Educational Research
                                                       and Training
        
        DIET      : District Institute of
                    Education and Training NFE       : Non-Formal Education
        
        DPEP      : District Primary 
                       Education           NGO       : Non-Governmental Agency
                       Programme           NIEPA     : National Institute of
             
        ECCE      : Early Childhood Care and            Educational   Planning 
                                                          and
                    Education                           Administration
        
        EFA       : Education for All      NLM       : National Literacy
                                                       Mission
        
        IDA       : International Development   NPE  : National Policy on
                       Agency                             Education
        
        IIM       : Indian Institute of    ODA       : Overseas Development
                       Management                         Administration
        
        IPCL      : Improved Pace and Content   POA  : Programme of Action
                   of Learning
        
        IPER      : Institute of Psychological  PLC  : Post-Literacy Campaign
                    and Educational Research
        
                                 Prahar Pathsalas    : Non-Formal Classes
             
        JRY       : Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
             
                                           PROPEL    : Promoting Primary and
        Kala 
        Jathas    : Cultural Troupes                   Elementary Education
             
        KFI       : Krishnamurthi Foundation           Project
                  India                         QAT  : Quick Assessment Test
        
        Mahila 
        Sahayogi  : Female Assistant            RC   : Resource Centre
        
        Mahila 
        Samakhya  : Women's Empowerment         RVEC : Rishi Valley Education
        
        Mahila 
        Sangha    : Women's Collective                    Centre
        
                                          

                                          

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        SCERT     : State Council of            UEE  : Universalisation of
                    Educational Research and           Elementary Education
                   Training
        
                                           UNICEF    : United Nations
                                                       Children's
        SIDA      : Swedish International              Fund
                    Development Agency          UP   : Uttar Pradesh
        
        SK        : Shiksha Karmi
                   (Educational Worker)         UPE  : Universal Primary
                                                       Education
        SKP       : Shiksha Karmi Project
                                                UT   : Union Territory
        SWRC      : Social Welfare Research
                    Centre                      VEC  : Village Education
                                                       Committee
        TLC       : Total Literacy Campaign
        
        
                                          

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