MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) to (c) The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) commissioned an
independent survey in 2014 through Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) to estimate out
of school across the country. According to estimate of the survey, in the age group of 6-13
years in the country, an estimated 60.64 lakh were out of school. The State/UT wise detail is
Annexed.
(d) Government of India in partnership with the State/UT Governments has taken a number
of initiatives to universalise elementary education and reduce the number of out of school
children.
Under the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA),
financial assistance was provided to States/UTs for undertaking various activities to reduce
number of out of school children including opening of new schools, construction of schools
& additional classrooms, opening of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV), opening
of residential schools/hostels, transportation facilities, free uniforms, free text books
and enrolment & retention drives. Further, special training for age appropriate admission of
out of school and residential as well as non-residential training for older children, Seasonal
hostels / residential camps, Special Training Centres at worksites, Transport/ Escort Facility
are also supported to bring out of school children to the formal schooling system. Also, mid
day meal is provided to students at the elementary level of education.
The Integrated Scheme for School Education - Samagra Shiksha which subsumes the
erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) has been launched from
2018-19, which treats education as a continuum from pre-school to class-XII and further
makes provisions for undertaking interventions at all levels of school education for increasing
access and reducing dropout.
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