Tribal children in Maharashtra send postcards to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking free and compulsory education for children up to 18 years of age. The postcards are part of an awareness campaign organised by a tribal rights organisation, according to officials from the group and local reports. Children from tribal areas in several districts take part in the week-long effort by posting yellow postcards in nearby postboxes, handing them to local postmasters, or placing them in decorated boxes at schools. The postcards address the chief minister directly, urging him to ensure that free education is extended to every child in the state up to age 18.
Reporting across outlets says roughly 1.5 lakh children from four districts—Palghar, Thane, Nashik and Raigad—participate in the campaign. The group highlights that the Right to Education (RTE) Act currently guarantees free education up to age 14. The campaign’s demand is to extend coverage to ages 3 to 18, aligning the request with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 framework and recommendations cited from NITI Aayog. The organisation also says it meets the chief minister and submits a memorandum alongside a larger framed version of the children’s postcard.
