Lok Sabha Question No. 3595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: ICT Facilities for out of School Children
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3595

ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## ICT Facilities for out of School Children

## 3595. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the percentage of school dropout rates during the last year State-wise;
- (b) the reasons for increase in school dropout rates;
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any steps under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to provide digital devices and Information and Communication Technology facilities to support out of school children  belonging  to  socio-economically  disadvantaged  groups  to  complete  their  education  via National Institute of Open School (NIOS)/State Institute of Open School (SIOS); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a)  to  (d):  As  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE+),  2020-21,  the State/UT-wise details of dropout rates in the year 2020-21 are at Annexure .

As  per  the  Report  of  National  Statistical  Survey  (NSS)  75 th Round,  the  reasons  for  not attending  or  dropping  out  of  school,  inter-alia,  include  poverty/economic  reasons,  child  not interested in studies, children engaged in domestic activities or in economic activities.

Education is a Concurrent subject under the Constitution of India and majority of schools come under the  purview  of  State/UT  Government.  The  Ministry  of  Education  has  taken  various steps for providing continued access to education, which are available to each category of students irrespective  of  their  region  or  economic  standard.  A  comprehensive  initiative  called  PM  e-Vidya has been started which aims to unify all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education. The initiative includes all forms of digital modes to provide wide access-  DIKSHA  (online),  SWAYAM  (online),  SWAYAM  PRABHA  (TV),  other  TV  Channels including  use  of  Doordarshan  and  AIR  Networks,  special  e-content  for  visually  and  hearing impaired developed on Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

Further, an Alternate Academic Calendar has been prepared for learning solutions for grade 1 to 12 for both children with and without device. Also, PRAGYATA guidelines were issued to States/UTs  to  facilitate  continued  education  through  various  modes.  The  guidelines  inter-alia include situation where internet connectivity is not available or available with very less bandwidth, resources  are  shared  through  various  platforms  like  television,  radio  etc.  that  do  not  depend  on internet.  Further,  for  the  first  time  in  2021-22,  financial  assistance  upto  Rs.  2000  per  annum  has been envisioned for supporting Out of School Children of age group of 16-19 years, belonging to socio economically disadvantaged groups, for completing their education through NIOS/SIOS, for accessing course materials and certification.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3595  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  08.08.2022  ASKED  BY HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  SHRI  KURUVA  GORANTLA  MADHAV REGARDING ICT FACILITIES FOR OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

## Statement showing State/UT wise Annual Average Dropout Rate

|                                    | 2020-21    | 2020-21   |
|------------------------------------|------------|-----------|
| State/UT                           | Elementary | Secondary |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 1.6        | 7.0       |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 0.0        | 16.7      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 7.8        | 10.1      |
| Assam                              | 3.8        | 30.3      |
| Bihar                              | 0.0        | 17.6      |
| Chandigarh                         | 0.0        | 0.0       |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 1.9        | 13.4      |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 3.2        | 17.7      |
| Delhi                              | 0.0        | 6.1       |
| Goa                                | 1.2        | 5.7       |
| Gujarat                            | 2.3        | 23.3      |
| Haryana                            | 2.0        | 10.8      |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 1.7        | 7.6       |
| Jammu And Kashmir                  | 4.0        | 3.7       |
| Jharkhand                          | 4.1        | 13.0      |
| Karnataka                          | 1.4        | 16.6      |
| Kerala                             | 0.0        | 7.1       |
| Ladakh                             | 3.4        | 3.4       |
| Lakshadweep                        | 0.0        | 0.0       |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 3.2        | 23.8      |
| Maharashtra                        | 1.2        | 11.2      |
| Manipur                            | 7.1        | 9.4       |
| Meghalaya                          | 7.9        | 27.6      |
| Mizoram                            | 7.1        | 20.0      |
| Nagaland                           | 5.3        | 23.6      |
| Odisha                             | 0.0        | 16.0      |
| Puducherry                         | 0.0        | 6.9       |
| Punjab                             | 0.0        | 9.0       |
| Rajasthan                          | 1.5        | 8.9       |
| Sikkim                             | 0.0        | 21.6      |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 0.6        | 6.4       |
| Telangana                          | 0.0        | 13.9      |
| Tripura                            | 4.7        | 26.7      |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 2.9        | 12.5      |
| Uttarakhand                        | 1.9        | 8.3       |
| West Bengal                        | 0.0        | 13.3      |
| All India                          | 1.3        | 14.0      |

Source: UDISE+

In 2020-21 D&NH and Daman & Diu merged