MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a) to (c) : The information is given in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok
Sabha Unstarred Question No.323 for 25.7.2000 regarding
Percentage of Dropouts.
The National Sample Survey Fifty Second Round July,
1995 – June 1996 gives figures of dropout at various stages
of education, based on household surveys. The figures
collected by the Department of Education are based on the
data collected from States/Uts. Though the methodology of
calculation is different, both reports point out the problem
of drop out.
As per the provisional data on enrolment of classes I –
XII collected from Directorates of Education of all
States/Uts for selected education statistics 1998-99, the
percentage of drop out in School Education 1998-99 in India
is as follows :-
CLASSES BOYS GIRLS TOTAL Primary (I - V) 38.62 41.22 39.74 Middle (VI - VIII) 54.40 60.09 56.82 Secondary (I - X) 65.44 70.22 67.44 Higher Secondary (I-XII) 86.00 88.39 87.00
The drop out data on higher levels of education is not
collected by the Department of Education. The main reasons
for drop out at school level include :
- Social, economic and cultural factors; - inadequately provided school and insufficient teaching in schools; - perception of curriculum not being related to local needs. - Indifference of parents towards education of children; - difficulties experienced by first generation learners; and - lack of community involvement in local schools.
The Department is making all efforts to reduce drop out
rates by establishing more schools, providing more teachers,
improving quality of textbooks, associating local
communities in the management of schools within the
framework of Panchayati Raj Institutions and by providing
free textbooks and other incentives like uniforms,
foodgrains, scholarships, etc.
