Lok Sabha Question No. 4261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Dropout of Children due to Ill Treatment
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## Dropout of Children due to Ill Treatment

## 4261. SHRI C. S. PUTTA RAJU :

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

- (a)the number of dropouts from schools in the country during last three years, State/ - wise;
- (b)whether there have been instances wherein dropouts were due to unsympathetic atti school authorities;
- (c)if so, whether there have also been instances where children were tortured physica mentally in this process resulting in dropout from schools; and
- (d)whether the Governemnt has taken any action in this connection and if so, the details

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As  per  the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  (U -DISE)  data, the State/UT - wise  annual  average  dropout  rate  at  elementary,  secondary  and  higher  secondar during last three years is at Annexure.
- (b) to (d): Local grievance redressal mechanism and State Commission for Protection of Right s (SCPCR) at State level and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCP at National level, have been set - up to redress grievances with regard to implementation of the of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. Sections 31 and 32 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provide mechanis ms and procedures for monitoring of child's right to education and redressal of grievances. The NCPCR has informed that they have received some complaints in this regard .

Assistance is provided to State Governments and UT Administrations for universaliz elementary education in the country under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).  Opening of 2.05 l primary schools and 1.59 lakh new upper primary schools; and construction of 18.72 lakh additi classrooms have been sanctioned to the States and UTs till 30 th June, 2016 to enable them to provide access to elementary education. In addition, 3609 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, which are residential schools for girls at upper primary level, have also been sanctioned to the S for  improving  access  to  marginalised  girls  particularly  out  of  school,  either  drop enrolled.

Under  the  SSA,  provisions  have  also  b een  made  for  residential  schools/hostels  an transportation/ escort facility for children living in sparsely populated areas, childre where  schools  cannot  be  opened  due  to  unavailability  of  land  and  children  in  need  of protection. Special training is also provided to all such c hi dren who are school dropouts, children o migrants, children living in slums, street and working children, children without adult p

The  Centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shik sha  Abhiyan  (RMSA) envisages universalization of access to secondary schools by providing a secondary schoo reasonable  distance  (5  kilometers)  of  every  habitation,  improving  quality  of  educati making all secondary schools conform to pre scribed norms and removal of gender, socio - economic and disability barriers.

Other strategies  adopted  by the Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  such  as strengthening of school infrastructure, improving Pupil Teacher Ratio, providing incenti ee 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.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4261  FOR  12 th DECEMBER,  2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  C.S. PUTTA RAJU REGARDING DROPOUT OF CHILDREN DUE TO ILL TREATMENT.

Statement showing State/UT - wise details of annual average dropout rate at elementary, seco and higher secondary leve during last three years.

| State/UT          | Elementary   | Elementary   | Elementary   | Dropout rate Secondary (Class IX -X)   | Dropout rate Secondary (Class IX -X)   | Dropout rate Secondary (Class IX -X)   | Higher Secondary (Class XI -XII)   | Higher Secondary (Class XI -XII)   | Higher Secondary (Class XI -XII)   |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| State/UT          | 2012-13      | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2012-13                                | 2013-14                                | 2014-15                                | 2012-13                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            |
| A & N Islands     | 0.89         | 0.94         | 0.95         | 5.56                                   | 7.20                                   | 9.87                                   | 14.14                              | 15.87                              | 16.93                              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 3.24         | 4.15         | 6.18         | 12.72                                  | 12.65                                  | 15.71                                  | 0.35                               | 11.79                              | -                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 12.88        | 9.26         | 9.54         | 12.93                                  | 14.49                                  | 17.11                                  | 5.11                               | 17.07                              | 18.42                              |
| Assam             | 6.54         | 7.32         | 13.87        | 26.77                                  | 30.43                                  | 27.06                                  | 4.69                               | 7.24                               | -                                  |
| Bihar             | -            | 2.35         | 1.13         | 30.14                                  | 25.33                                  | 25.90                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Chandigarh        | -            | -            | -            | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | 13.65                              | 11.28                              | 10.55                              |
| Chhattisgarh      | 4.60         | 2.28         | 3.99         | 14.86                                  | 23.41                                  | 21.26                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 2.76                               |
| D & N Haveli      | 1.18         | 2.57         | 2.47         | 24.41                                  | 28.59                                  | 16.77                                  | 9.65                               | 6.24                               | 9.47                               |
| Daman & Diu       | -            | 1.81         | 1.82         | 11.52                                  | 19.86                                  | 32.27                                  | 1.26                               | 9.86                               | 40.48                              |
| Delhi             | -            | -            | -            | 5.32                                   | 8.90                                   | 11.81                                  | 14.47                              | 16.25                              | 17.32                              |
| Goa               | -            | -            | 0.49         | 7.96                                   | 9.58                                   | 11.15                                  | 11.26                              | 13.36                              | 13.91                              |
| Gujarat           | 2.31         | 2.47         | 2.93         | 13.55                                  | 21.61                                  | 25.04                                  | 0.46                               | 7.83                               | 7.04                               |
| Haryana           | 1.00         | 1.19         | 5.68         | 8.98                                   | 12.51                                  | 15.89                                  | -                                  | 2.18                               | 5.75                               |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.47         | 0.58         | 0.73         | 8.37                                   | 9.09                                   | 6.07                                   | 9.02                               | 7.07                               | 7.41                               |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 6.03         | 5.07         | 6.35         | 17.33                                  | 15.36                                  | 17.28                                  | 10.66                              | 7.64                               | 12.65                              |
| Jharkhand         | 6.69         | 6.72         | 6.59         | 18.50                                  | 23.15                                  | 24.00                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 3.41                               |
| Karnataka         | 3.72         | 2.39         | 2.67         | 39.92                                  | 27.57                                  | 26.18                                  | 15.33                              | -                                  | 1.96                               |
| Kerala            | -            | -            | -            | 9.45                                   | 14.46                                  | 12.32                                  | -                                  | 6.40                               | 0.47                               |
| Lakshadweep       | 1.55         | -            | 0.80         | 7.68                                   | 8.03                                   | 6.76                                   | 6.59                               | 2.82                               | 3.12                               |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 6.93         | 10.68        | 7.53         | 13.63                                  | 26.47                                  | 24.77                                  | -                                  | 1.55                               | -                                  |
| Maharashtra       | 1.25         | 0.57         | 1.46         | 16.20                                  | 14.47                                  | 12.87                                  | 3.20                               | 3.34                               | 1.83                               |
| Manipur           | 8.79         | 14.91        | 8.02         | 9.75                                   | 13.81                                  | 14.38                                  | 7.93                               | 3.20                               | -                                  |
| Meghalaya         | 9.50         | 9.34         | 8.61         | 26.03                                  | 24.75                                  | 20.52                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Mizoram           | 22.62        | 10.78        | 8.39         | 21.42                                  | 18.70                                  | 21.88                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 6.91                               |
| Nagaland          | 7.91         | 18.93        | 6.35         | 26.51                                  | 35.11                                  | 18.23                                  | 18.29                              | 14.19                              | 6.97                               |
| Odisha            | 3.64         | 2.89         | 3.18         | 49.86                                  | 49.48                                  | 29.56                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Puducherry        | 0.47         | 0.64         | 0.44         | 15.21                                  | 14.24                                  | 12.19                                  | 5.25                               | 11.16                              | 4.50                               |
| Punjab            | 2.27         | 1.85         | 3.11         | 9.80                                   | 8.83                                   | 8.86                                   | 8.28                               | 5.81                               | 5.83                               |
| Rajasthan         | 6.87         | 7.65         | 4.39         | 13.65                                  | 18.77                                  | 13.48                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Sikkim            | 3.44         | 4.79         | 1.99         | 9.23                                   | 12.89                                  | 15.89                                  | 8.10                               | 12.91                              | 11.76                              |
| Tamil Nadu        | 2.99         | 2.03         | -            | 10.20                                  | 12.20                                  | 8.10                                   | 1.87                               | 4.44                               | 3.41                               |
| Telangana         | -            | 5.43         | 2.16         | NA                                     | 17.43                                  | 15.53                                  | NA                                 | 13.43                              | 0.77                               |
| Tripura           | 2.52         | 3.28         | 1.53         | 25.50                                  | 25.09                                  | 28.42                                  | 8.87                               | 9.11                               | 8.93                               |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 7.69         | 5.16         | 6.81         | -                                      | 7.30                                   | 10.22                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 2.10                               |
| Uttarakhand       | 0.80         | 2.59         | 3.06         | 9.68                                   | 8.70                                   | 10.40                                  | 1.59                               | -                                  | 3.01                               |
| West Bengal       | 5.93         | 3.42         | 2.53         |                                        | 18.34                                  |                                        |                                    |                                    | 8.11                               |
| All States        | 4.17         | 4.15         | 4.10         | 17.30 14.54                            | 17.86                                  | 17.80 17.06                            | 8.13 -                             | 7.90 1.54                          | -                                  |

Source: UDISE