With dropping enrollment rates, authorities instruct identification of out-of-school children

Meerut | Friday | 17th August, 2018

Summary:

However, in 2018-19 until August 1, just 1.51 crore students have been enrolled, seeing a dip of 3.20 lakh students in comparison with previous year. Taking cognizance, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan authorities have instructed for the identification of out-of-school children, aiming to improve the enrolment of the students in schools.“Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, it is the right of children in the age group of 6-14 years to gain education. Following Sitapur is Pratapgarh, which recorded a difference of 21,761 students. However, many students still remain uneducated. Meerut: With the School Chalo Abhiyan (an initiative to enroll as many students as possible in primary and upper primary schools) failing to show considerable results in Uttar Pradesh as enrolment of students in as many as 50 districts out of the total 75 districts have dropped in comparison with last year..