Lok Sabha Question No. 3919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: School Dropouts
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3919 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2017

## School Dropouts

## †3919. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data of the number of children belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes dropping out from the schools before completing the required education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State/UT/Yearwise; and
- (c) the  remedial  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  the situation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) and (b): The  National  University  of  Educational  Planning  and  Administration  (NUEPA) collects  annually  the  information  on  various  educational  indicators  including  annual  average dropout rate of children belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) through the Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE).    The  collection  of  data  on  annual average dropout rate of children belonging to SC and ST at elementary level has been started since academic year 2013-14.  At secondary and higher secondary level, this has started from academic year 2014-15.

The State/UT/Year-wise details on annual average dropout rate of children belonging to SC and ST at elementary, secondary and higher secondary level are at Annexure - I and II, respectively.

- (c): The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for free and compulsory elementary education to all children including children belonging to SC and ST, for the age group of 6 to 14 years. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) provides assistance to State Governments and UTs to ensure quality elementary education for all children. Universal enrolment is the first goal of SSA.  SSA has provided 2.04 lakh primary and 1.59  lakh  upper  primary  schools  for  ensuring  universal  provisioning  of  schooling  facilities.

Preference for opening of school is given to tribal areas, and areas with high concentration of SC, ST  and  minority  population.  In  addition,  3609  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBVs), which  are  residential  schools  for  girls  at  upper  primary  level,  have  also  been  sanctioned  to  the States for improving access to marginalised girls particularly out of school, either drop out or never enrolled.  The number of total children enrolled at elementary level has risen to 19.7 crore in 201516 as against 15.1 crores in 1998-99.

Under SSA, provisions have also been made for residential schools/hostels and transportation/ escort facility for children living in sparsely populated areas, children living in areas where  schools  cannot  be  opened  due  to  unavailability  of  land  and  children  in  need  of  care  and protection. Special training is also provided to all such children who are school dropouts and long absentees and they are enrolled in 'back to school' camps.

Additionally, other strategies adopted under SSA such as strengthening school infrastructure, improving pupil-teacher ratios, providing incentives like free textbooks, uniforms for eligible category of children and mid-day meal in schools have proved to be useful in increasing the enrolment of children in elementary schools.

The  Centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA) envisages  universalizing  access  to  secondary  schools  by  providing  a  secondary  school  within  a reasonable  distance  (5  kilometer)  of  every  habitation,  improving  quality  of  education  through making all secondary schools conform to prescribed norms and removal of gender, socio-economic and  disability  barriers.  Under  RMSA,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  improving  access  by establishing new secondary schools and strengthening of existing secondary schools by providing additional classrooms, science laboratory, library, computer rooms, art/craft/culture rooms, toilets, drinking water facilities etc, to reduce dropout and to increase enrolment especially of students of SC, ST, Minority categories and girls at secondary stage. Interventions like conduct of awareness programme,  special  teaching  for  learning  enhancement,  introduction  of  Vocational  Education  at secondary and higher secondary stage, In-service Training of Teachers, leadership Training of Head Masters,  remedial  teaching  for  weaker  students  etc.  are  also  supported  under  RMSA  to  improve quality  of  education  at  secondary  level.  Girls  Hostels  are  established  in  Educationally  Backward Blocks for girls to pursue secondary and higher secondary education and predominantly belonging to SC, ST and Minority categories.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY OF PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3919 FOR 27 th  MARCH, 2017 ASKED BY DR. MANOJ RAJORIA REGARDING SCHOOL DROPOUTS.

Statement showing State/UT-wise  details of annual average dropout rate of children belonging to  Scheduled Castes at elementary, secondary and  higher secondary level

| State/UT          | Annual Average Dropout Elementary (Class I-VIII)   | Annual Average Dropout Elementary (Class I-VIII)   | Annual Average Dropout Elementary (Class I-VIII)   | rate (SC) Secondary   | rate (SC) Secondary   | Higher Secondary (Class XI-XII)   | Higher Secondary (Class XI-XII)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                   | 2012-13                                            | 2013-14                                            | 2014-15                                            | 2013-14               | 2014-15               | 2013-14                           | 2014-15                           |
| A &NIslands       | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                     | -                     | -                                 | -                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 3.5                                                | 4.32                                               | 7.36                                               | 11.52                 | 15.91                 | 13.78                             | -                                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.0                                                | 39.99                                              | -                                                  | 42.31                 | -                     | -                                 | -                                 |
| Assam             | 4.4                                                | 5.51                                               | 11.46                                              | 34.25                 | 33.01                 | 4.79                              | -                                 |
| Bihar             | 1.5                                                | 4.52                                               | 1.34                                               | 25.98                 | 24.67                 | -                                 | -                                 |
| Chandigarh        | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | 0.22                  | -                     | 18.46                             | 20.07                             |
| Chhattisgarh      | 10.0                                               | 3.44                                               | 2.99                                               | 24.41                 | 21.51                 | -                                 | 1.45                              |
| D &NHaveli        | 6.2                                                | -                                                  | 12.12                                              | 14.07                 | -                     | -                                 | 11.54                             |
| Daman &Diu        | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | 31.90                 | 35.73                 | 44.23                             | 10.61                             |
| Delhi             | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | 4.49                  | 10.63                 | 15.34                             | 17.05                             |
| Goa               | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | 3.10                                               | 10.24                 | 21.91                 | 16.80                             | 23.33                             |
| Gujarat           | 4.0                                                | 1.40                                               | 4.07                                               | 23.26                 | 26.93                 | 8.29                              | 9.19                              |
| Haryana           | 2.7                                                | 2.49                                               | 6.58                                               | 20.10                 | 25.04                 | 11.54                             | 15.53                             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.7                                                | 1.31                                               | 0.79                                               | 13.80                 | 9.10                  | 8.14                              | 8.93                              |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 2.8                                                | 4.13                                               | 4.48                                               | 21.77                 | 21.29                 | 13.06                             | 18.86                             |
| Jharkhand         | 7.7                                                | 8.01                                               | 9.19                                               | 26.19                 | 30.81                 | 2.46                              | 5.97                              |
| Karnataka         | 7.6                                                | 2.29                                               | 1.89                                               | 27.85                 | 27.11                 | -                                 | 5.65                              |
| Kerala            | 0.0                                                | 0.57                                               | -                                                  | 15.56                 | 10.06                 | 12.34                             | 2.09                              |
| Lakshadweep       | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                     | -                     | -                                 | -                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 7.1                                                | 11.33                                              | 7.68                                               | 33.53                 | 28.95                 | 5.17                              | 2.11                              |
| Maharashtra       | 1.6                                                | 0.68                                               | 1.88                                               | 17.39                 | 15.10                 | 4.63                              | 1.84                              |
| Manipur           | 17.2                                               | 6.23                                               | 1.53                                               | 13.09                 | 4.92                  | 10.94                             | -                                 |
| Meghalaya         | 0.0                                                | 8.65                                               | 12.82                                              | 20.31                 | 33.09                 | -                                 | -                                 |
| Mizoram           | 0.0                                                | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                     | 6.01                  | -                                 | 96.14                             |
| Nagaland          | 0.0                                                | 85.39                                              | -                                                  | 57.87                 | -                     | 12.44                             | -                                 |
| Odisha            | 4.0                                                | 2.68                                               | 3.84                                               | 50.40                 | 34.58                 | -                                 | -                                 |
| Puducherry        | 0.0                                                | 1.69                                               | 0.58                                               | 17.63                 | 17.42                 | 17.15                             | 6.89                              |
| Punjab            | 3.1                                                | 1.90                                               | 1.70                                               | 14.19                 | 12.88                 | 10.96                             | 9.96                              |
| Rajasthan         | 8.9                                                | 8.93                                               | 4.32                                               | 24.42                 | 17.95                 | -                                 | -                                 |
| Sikkim            | 2.0                                                | 6.65                                               | 3.33                                               | 25.02                 | 3.43                  | 15.55                             | 6.60                              |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1.6                                                | 1.94                                               | 0.73                                               | 15.78                 | 11.65                 | 5.28                              | 5.01                              |
| Telangana         | 0.0                                                | 7.85                                               | 3.98                                               | 16.00                 | 16.32                 | 9.93                              | 12.56                             |
| Tripura           | 0.1                                                | 1.66                                               | 0.58                                               | 24.97                 | 30.88                 | 7.62                              | 11.28                             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 10.0                                               | 4.01                                               | 8.33                                               | 4.60                  | 15.32                 | -                                 | 7.46                              |
| Uttarakhand       | 2.8                                                | 2.83                                               | 2.84                                               | 14.75                 | 13.59                 | 1.01                              | 0.65                              |
| West Bengal       | 4.2                                                | 2.73                                               | 4.01                                               | 21.42                 | 21.74                 | 8.45                              | 9.14                              |
| All States        | 5.7                                                | 4.22                                               | 4.81                                               | 18.66                 | 19.36                 | 1.81                              | 3.22                              |

Source: UDISE, 2013-14 to 2015-16

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY OF PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3919 FOR 27 th  MARCH, 2017 ASKED BY DR. MANOJ RAJORIA REGARDING SCHOOL DROPOUTS.

Statement showing State/UT-wise details of annual average dropout rate of children belonging to Scheduled Tribes at elementary, secondary and  higher secondary level

| Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   | Annual Average Dropout rate (ST)   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| State/UT                           | Elementary (Class I-VIII)          | Elementary (Class I-VIII)          | Elementary (Class I-VIII)          | Secondary (Class IX-X)             | Secondary (Class IX-X)             | Higher Secondary (Class XI-XII)    | Higher Secondary (Class XI-XII)    |
| State/UT                           | 2012-13                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            |
| A &NIslands                        | 3.5                                | 0.29                               | 1.66                               | 8.32                               | 11.62                              | 23.65                              | 22.86                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 9.3                                | 7.25                               | 13.11                              | 7.14                               | 16.67                              | 6.11                               | 4.40                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 13.1                               | 9.23                               | 10.02                              | 12.58                              | 15.90                              | 15.66                              | 18.40                              |
| Assam                              | 5.1                                | 6.13                               | 13.34                              | 30.82                              | 25.42                              | 8.73                               | 0.06                               |
| Bihar                              | 14.8                               | 5.29                               | 3.69                               | 24.47                              | 7.63                               | -                                  | -                                  |
| Chandigarh                         | 0.0                                | 0.38                               | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 5.6                                | 4.89                               | 6.83                               | 27.22                              | 24.93                              | 0.18                               | 4.05                               |
| D &NHaveli                         | 2.1                                | 3.39                               | 2.36                               | 33.87                              | 23.29                              | 4.24                               | 8.95                               |
| Daman &Diu                         | 0.0                                | -                                  | -                                  | 36.67                              | 26.20                              | 29.92                              | -                                  |
| Delhi                              | 6.6                                | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 4.55                               | -                                  |
| Goa                                | 0.0                                | -                                  | -                                  | 8.15                               | 12.26                              | 4.42                               | 17.30                              |
| Gujarat                            | 6.7                                | 5.29                               | 4.69                               | 23.32                              | 31.45                              | 9.08                               | 7.51                               |
| Haryana                            | 0.0                                | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 2.2                                | -                                  | 0.91                               | 6.90                               | 4.87                               | 8.89                               | 7.54                               |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     | 10.7                               | 6.89                               | 9.02                               | 21.01                              | 28.78                              | 8.25                               | 16.42                              |
| Jharkhand                          | 9.6                                | 9.46                               | 9.46                               | 26.96                              | 26.78                              | 3.42                               | 2.44                               |
| Karnataka                          | 2.2                                | 3.71                               | 3.26                               | 27.78                              | 28.00                              | -                                  | 9.68                               |
| Kerala                             | 13.5                               | -                                  | 0.35                               | 14.88                              | 11.77                              | 3.02                               | 7.08                               |
| Lakshadweep                        | 0.8                                | -                                  | 1.28                               | 8.78                               | 6.79                               | 3.25                               | 2.86                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 10.2                               | 13.06                              | 11.13                              | 34.45                              | 34.62                              | 9.10                               | 7.59                               |
| Maharashtra                        | 4.8                                | 3.12                               | 3.59                               | 21.32                              | 20.75                              | 7.82                               | 4.79                               |
| Manipur                            | 12.9                               | 18.52                              | 11.50                              | 16.07                              | 17.61                              | -                                  | -                                  |
| Meghalaya                          | 10.2                               | 9.71                               | 8.86                               | 24.35                              | 20.62                              | -                                  | -                                  |
| Mizoram                            | 23.2                               | 10.96                              | 9.14                               | 21.31                              | 22.07                              | -                                  | -                                  |
| Nagaland                           | 9.7                                | 20.19                              | 6.53                               | 35.96                              | 18.19                              | 15.69                              | 5.69                               |
| Odisha                             | 6.6                                | 6.30                               | 7.41                               | 52.15                              | 32.56                              | -                                  | -                                  |
| Puducherry                         | 0.0                                | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Punjab                             | 0.0                                | 77.11                              | -                                  | 21.87                              | -                                  | 90.37                              | -                                  |
| Rajasthan                          | 9.6                                | 9.17                               | 5.11                               | 21.87                              | 16.03                              | -                                  | -                                  |
| Sikkim                             | 5.9                                | 3.43                               | 2.78                               | 9.22                               | 16.01                              | 9.49                               | 13.12                              |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 7.4                                | 5.22                               | 7.69                               | 15.78                              | 19.48                              | 4.34                               | 5.29                               |
| Telangana                          | 0.0                                | 13.09                              | 7.56                               | 15.58                              | 14.68                              | 13.56                              | 4.57                               |
| Tripura                            | 3.2                                | 4.79                               | 2.69                               | 30.07                              | 29.82                              | 8.76                               | 6.20                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 12.6                               | 5.82                               | 3.73                               | 19.41                              |                                    | 17.94                              | -                                  |
| Uttarakhand                        | 3.0                                | 5.68                               | 1.65                               |                                    | 4.01 10.33                         | -                                  | -                                  |
| West Bengal                        | 7.7                                | 6.46                               | 6.19                               | 8.31 23.48                         | 23.93                              | 7.45                               | 11.65                              |
| All States                         | 8.3                                | 8.12                               | 7.46                               | 27.20                              | 24.68                              | 2.94                               |                                    |

Source: UDISE, 2013-14 to 2015-16