- The Parliamentary Forum on Education-India and South Asian Parliamentarians’ Forum convened by the NCE, has been instrumental in making voices of people heard in the National Parliaments regarding the deteriorating state of education in India and the region. The 168 member Parliamentary Forum is the epitome of political lobbying towards the formation of child friendly policies.
- Large scale lobbying and advocacy efforts through marches, signature campaigns, public hearings by the NCE paved the way for the 93rd Constitutional Amendment making education free and compulsory for the children between 6 to 14 years.
- Incessant pressure building by the NCE resulted in UPA Government's decision to levy 2% education cess on the corporate sector for basic education.
- NCE also succeeded in pressurizing the Government to agree in principle to increase the allotment 6% of the GDP to education.
- Village Panchayats and communities have been largely involved in all the grassroot and state activities.
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