Lok Sabha Question No. 3414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Enrollment of Muslim Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## 'Enrollment of Muslim Students'

## †3414. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) the  enrollment  rate  of  Muslim  students  in  the  primary  and  upper  primary  level  in  the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the  details  of  the  enrollment  rate  of  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other Backward Classes, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase their enrollment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  &  (b):  The  state-wise  enrollment  rate of  Muslim,  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes  and Other Backward Classes students  in the Primary  and Upper Primary  level  in the country  is at Annexure-A.

(c):  The RTE Act requires the appropriate government and every local authority to 'ensure that the child belonging to weaker sections and the child belonging to disadvantaged groups are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing elementary education on any grounds.  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  is  implementing  flagship  programme  for Education  of  all  the  children  from  Primary  to  class  XII,  namely  Samagra  Shiksha.  Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of the  Samagra  Shiksha.  Consequently,  the  Samagra  Shiksha  attempts  to  reach  out  to  girls  and children belonging to SC, ST, Minority communities and transgender. The scheme has also given attention to urban deprived children, children affected by periodic migration, and children living in remote and scattered habitations.

Major Interventions emphasized under the new scheme are:

- I. Opening of schools in the neighbourhood as defined by the State.
- II. Provision of free text-books to Girls up to Class VIII
- III. Uniforms to all girls, SC, ST children and Below Poverty Line (BPL) children up to Class VIII
- IV. Provision of gender segregated toilets in all schools
- V. Teachers sensitization programmes to promote girls participation.
- VI. Provision for Self-Defence training for the girls from classes VI to XII
- VII. Vocationalization of Secondary Education
- VIII. Stipend to CWSN girls from class I to Class XII
- IX. Upgradation of KGBVs for Girls from classes VI - VIII to classes VI - XII
- X. Construction of residential quarters for teachers in remote/hilly areas/in areas with difficult terrain.

Also, under Samagra Shiksha special state specific projects for varied interventions under equity  is  emphasized  for  enhancing  access,  retention  and  quality  for  benefit  of  SC/ST/OBC/ minority & other marginalized communities.

## Special Focus Districts

The  Special  Focus  Districts  (SFDs)  have  been  identified  on  the  basis  of  population  i.e., 25% and above domination of SC and ST population and for having 20% and above of Muslim population.  Besides  this  focus  is  given  to  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  districts  identified  by Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  including  35  Worst  Affected  Districts  and  Minority  concentration districts identified by Ministry of Minority Affairs.

Annexure - A as mentioned in Part (a) & (b) of the reply given in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question  No.  3414  for  09.12.2019  asked  by  Shri  Harish  Dwivedi  regarding 'Enrollment of Muslim Students'.

| State Name          | Primary                     | Primary                 | Primary            | Primary             | Upper Primary               | Upper Primary           | Upper Primary      | Upper Primary       |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| State Name          | Muslim Enrollm ent Rate (%) | SC Enrollm ent Rate (%) | ST Enroll ment (%) | OBC Enroll ment (%) | Muslim Enrollm ent Rate (%) | SC Enrollm ent Rate (%) | ST Enrollm ent (%) | OBC Enrollmen t (%) |
| Andaman &Nicobar    | 9.50                        | 0.51                    | 9.30               | 22.63               | 8.60                        | 0.4                     | 9.46               | 24.35               |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 8.45                        | 19.66                   | 7.59               | 51.45               | 7.92                        | 19.6                    | 6.33               | 50.73               |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 1.53                        | 2.37                    | 69.38              | 2.53                | 1.13                        | 2.3                     | 70.71              | 2.50                |
| Assam               | 41.81                       | 7.99                    | 13.21              | 25.28               | 38.46                       | 8.9                     | 14.34              | 26.04               |
| Bihar               | 13.74                       | 20.75                   | 2.78               | 61.37               | 12.10                       | 18.1                    | 2.35               | 64.47               |
| Chandigarh          | 5.69                        | 7.74                    | 0.14               | 2.66                | 5.39                        | 9.9                     | 0.14               | 2.85                |
| Chhattisgarh        | 2.04                        | 14.53                   | 32.44              | 44.92               | 1.80                        | 14.7                    | 30.55              | 46.57               |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 4.07                        | 2.38                    | 49.73              | 4.03                | 3.86                        | 2.2                     | 50.22              | 3.92                |
| Daman &Diu          | 11.44                       | 2.92                    | 7.80               | 26.97               | 10.84                       | 4.1                     | 8.87               | 30.50               |
| Delhi               | 15.15                       | 9.27                    | 0.44               | 5.09                | 15.52                       | 10.1                    | 0.40               | 4.92                |
| Goa                 | 12.34                       | 1.27                    | 7.52               | 7.46                | 11.56                       | 1.6                     | 9.35               | 12.36               |
| Gujarat             | 8.31                        | 6.24                    | 17.99              | 46.80               | 7.89                        | 6.7                     | 16.83              | 48.15               |
| Haryana             | 8.27                        | 22.69                   | 0.00               | 30.47               | 6.37                        | 23.1                    | 0.00               | 30.34               |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 2.05                        | 26.53                   | 5.78               | 13.00               | 2.04                        | 27.0                    | 5.77               | 13.47               |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 63.07                       | 8.48                    | 17.17              | 6.49                | 60.67                       | 9.3                     | 14.47              | 6.69                |
| Jharkhand           | 11.48                       | 15.32                   | 28.65              | 45.07               | 10.82                       | 14.1                    | 26.30              | 47.67               |
| Karnataka           | 15.87                       | 18.92                   | 7.75               | 61.07               | 15.56                       | 19.2                    | 7.65               | 60.48               |
| Kerala              | 34.14                       | 8.60                    | 1.78               | 67.58               | 32.56                       | 8.7                     | 1.84               | 66.12               |
| Lakshadweep         | 99.52                       | 0.04                    | 98.22              | 1.51                | 99.32                       | 0.1                     | 98.29              | 0.88                |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 5.08                        | 17.07                   | 25.73              | 42.89               | 4.61                        | 17.1                    | 23.45              | 44.35               |
| Maharashtra         | 13.79                       | 12.66                   | 12.10              | 32.47               | 13.17                       | 13.1                    | 11.67              | 32.93               |
| Manipur             | 9.73                        | 4.39                    | 45.48              | 26.97               | 8.71                        | 4.7                     | 39.30              | 31.50               |
| Meghalaya           | 3.75                        | 1.34                    | 91.27              | 0.67                | 3.70                        | 1.4                     | 90.26              | 0.84                |
| Mizoram             | 0.70                        | 0.44                    | 98.19              | 0.31                | 0.39                        | 0.7                     | 98.00              | 0.30                |
| Nagaland            | 7.13                        | 2.16                    | 83.39              | 2.40                | 3.96                        | 1.9                     | 86.84              | 2.14                |
| Orissa              | 1.86                        | 18.89                   | 30.89              | 36.11               | 1.71                        | 19.1                    | 28.83              | 37.75               |
| Puducherry          | 8.37                        | 18.96                   | 0.21               | 72.77               | 7.60                        | 18.6                    | 0.22               | 73.32               |
| Punjab              | 2.84                        | 36.49                   | 0.08               | 14.73               | 2.39                        | 37.2                    | 0.05               | 16.11               |
| Rajasthan           | 9.67                        | 20.65                   | 16.29              | 47.96               | 7.54                        | 19.5                    | 14.47              | 49.59               |
| Sikkim              | 2.10                        | 8.15                    | 36.17              | 36.67               | 1.87                        | 8.1                     | 35.97              | 39.48               |
| Tamilnadu           | 7.03                        | 23.37                   | 1.63               | 71.32               | 6.78                        | 23.8                    | 1.98               | 70.77               |
| Telangana           | 16.22                       | 16.91                   | 11.32              | 48.88               | 15.33                       | 17.2                    | 10.95              | 49.24               |
| Tripura             | 11.15                       | 18.51                   | 38.96              | 16.99               | 9.69                        | 19.5                    | 37.30              | 18.71               |
| Uttarakhand         | 16.24                       | 22.04                   | 2.52               | 30.9.               | 11.85                       | 22.7                    | 2.74               | 25.80               |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 15.68                       | 26.68                   | 0.98               | 54.37               |                             | 26.1                    | 1.03               | 52.80               |
| West Bengal         | 32.92                       | 25.67                   | 7.04               | 13.12               | 12.69                       | 26.3                    | 6.78               | 18.59               |
| Total               | 14.60                       | 19.36                   | 10.69              | 44.64               | 31.97 13.04                 | 18.8                    | 10.24              | 45.15               |