Question : ENROLMENT AND DROP OUT RATE

(a) whether the interest of muslim children towards education has increased as revealed in a report of the National UNiversity of Educational Planning and Administration;

(b) if so,the details thereof indicating the salient features of the report;

(c) the percentage of muslim girl students enrolled at the primary level;

(d) the enrolment rate and drop out rate of students from SCs/STs/OBCs and muslim community at the primary,secondary and higher secondary levels during each of the last three years and the current year,separately,State-wise;

(e) the percentage increase/decrease registered in regard to the above enrolment and drop-out rate; and

(f) the steps taken by the Government to increase the enrolment rate and minimise the drop out rate alongwith the allocation earmarked/made for the purpose?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)

(a) to (c) In its Analytical Report 2006-07 on Elementary Education in India,the National University of Educational Planning and Administration(NUEPA) has made a provisional estimate that the enrolment of muslim students as a percentage of the total is 9.39 percent at the primary level and 7.52 percent at the upper primary level of schooling.As per the provisional data, enrolment of girls as a percentage of enrolment of muslim students is 48.65 percent at the primary level and 49.33 percent at the upper primary level.

(d) and (e) The provisional data indicates that in the year 2006-07 both SC and ST enrolment together had a share of 78.50 percent and 84.55 percent respectively at primary and upper primary level of education under Government managed institutions.Percent share of OBC enrolment at primary and upper primary level was 41.72 percent and 42.18 percent respectively.The Analytical Report 2006-07 prepared by NUEPA being limited to Elementary Education,does not provide any data in respect of secondary and senior secondary levels.

(f) Following schemes have been launched to increase the enrolment rate and minimize the dropout rate of Muslims and SC/ST students.

1. ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ for meritorious students of the economically weakers sections,whose parental income is not more than 1.50 lakh per annum.Under the scheme 1,00,000/- (One lac) scholarships are awarded each year at the rate of Rs. 6000/- per annum by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

2. ‘National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education’ for girls belong to SC/ST Communities and all girls who pass class VIII examination from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

3. Pre/Post-metric Scholarships for students belong to the minority communities.During the year 2008-09,4 lakhs Pre-metric scholarship were announced and Rs.21.69 crores were expended on award of 71194 Post-metric Scholarship by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.