(a) whether Annual Survey of Education Report revealed that flagship
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan making rapid strides;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of annual survey
conducted so far;
(c) whether there is considerable decline in the percentage of out
of school children in the age group of 6-14;
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the percentage; and
(e) the concrete steps taken by the Union Government to reduce the
percentage of out of school children?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (d): The Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER) is brought
out annually by Pratham – a Non-Governmental Organisation. This
organisation has conducted four sample surveys till now. ASER, 2008
bring out following points:
# Learning levels of standard I and II i.e. percentage children
who can read letters, words or more – 75.4%.
# Percentage children standard I and II who can recognize numbers
(1 to 9) or more – 75.7%
# Learning levels of standard 3-5 i.e. percentage children who can
read level 1 (standard 1 text) or more – 66.6%.
# Learning levels of standard 3-5 i.e. percentage children who can
do subtraction or more – 54.9%.
ASER,2008 also reports that there are 4.3% out of school
children.
(e) The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) provides for strengthening of
school infrastructure, access to schools, educational incentives,
additional support through National Programme of Education of Girls
at Elementary Level (NPEGEL) and residential facilities at upper
primary level under Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme (KGBV).
Further, to target SC and ST children, interventions, inter-alia,
free text books, remedial teaching and innovation are provided. The
Mid Day Meal Scheme provides for cooked meals to schools children,
helping in improving retention.