Lok Sabha Question No. 3507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Enrollment and Dropout Rate of Minority Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3507 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Enrollment and Dropout Rate of Minority Students

## 3507. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  enrollment  and  dropout  rate  of  school  students  belonging  to  the minority communities in the primary and secondary stages during the last three years and the current year, State-wise and community-wise;
- (b) the  reasons  for  the  high  dropout  of  students  belonging  to  such communities; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the position?

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

- (a) As  per  the  information  available  in  the  Unified  District  Information System  for  Education  (UDISE+)  portal,  the  enrollment  and  dropout rate  of  school  students  belonging  to  minority  communities  in  the primary  and  secondary  stage  is  at  Annexure-A  and  Annexure-B respectively.
- (b) As per the Report of National Statistical Survey (NSS) 75th 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.
- (c) Under the Centrally Sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha, financial assistance  is  provided  to  States  and  UTs  for  undertaking  various activities for universalization of school education/reducing dropout of children including Children With Special Needs(CWSN), opening/strengthening  of  new  schools  upto  senior  secondary  level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, setting up,

up-gradation  and  running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas, setting  up  and  running  of  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose  Avasiya Vidyalayas,  free  uniforms,  free  text  books,  transport  allowance  and undertaking enrollment & retention drives. Further, special training for age appropriate admission of out of school children and residential as well  as  non-residential  training  for  older  children,  seasonal  hostels/ residential  camps,  special  training  centres  at  worksites,  transport/ escort facility are also supported to bring out of school children to the formal schooling system. Also, mid-day meal is provided to students at  the  elementary  level  of  education.  Further,  under  the  student oriented  component  for  CWSN,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for identification and assessment of CWSN, aids and appliances, braille kits and books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc. Also, Section 10 of the RTE Act states that it shall be the duty of every parent or guardian to admit or cause to  be  admitted  his  or  her  child  or  ward,  as  the  case  may  be,  for elementary education in the neighbourhood school. Under this scheme, for the first time in 2021-22, financial assistance upto Rs. 2000 per annum per child has been provided 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. Also, under National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, scholarship is awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage.

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|                           | Muslim                                                                                               | Muslim                                                                                               | Christian                                                                                            | Christian                                                                                            |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      | Buddhists                                                                                            | Buddhists                                                                                            | Parsi                                                                                                | Parsi                                                                                                | Jain                                                                                                 | Jain                                                                                                 | Others                                                                                               | Others                                                                                               |
| State/UTs                 | Primary                                                                                              | Secondary                                                                                            | Primary                                                                                              | Secondary                                                                                            | Primary                                                                                              | Secondary                                                                                            | Primary                                                                                              | Secondary                                                                                            | Primary                                                                                              | Secondary                                                                                            | Primary                                                                                              | Secondar y                                                                                           | Primary                                                                                              | Secondary                                                                                            |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3010                                                                                                 | 1061                                                                                                 | 5778                                                                                                 | 2340                                                                                                 | 64                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                    | 353                                                                                                  | 68                                                                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 296080                                                                                               | 93115                                                                                                | 21266                                                                                                | 9021                                                                                                 | 324                                                                                                  | 131                                                                                                  | 71                                                                                                   | 26                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 1090                                                                                                 | 453                                                                                                  | 1872                                                                                                 | 474                                                                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 2680                                                                                                 | 398                                                                                                  | 50522                                                                                                | 13403                                                                                                | 243                                                                                                  | 191                                                                                                  | 14797                                                                                                | 4174                                                                                                 | 28                                                                                                   | 93                                                                                                   | 730                                                                                                  | 190                                                                                                  | 21401                                                                                                | 6830                                                                                                 |
| Assam                     | 1370890                                                                                              | 248816                                                                                               | 83233                                                                                                | 23834                                                                                                | 884                                                                                                  | 309                                                                                                  | 2317                                                                                                 | 854                                                                                                  | 26                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                    | 918                                                                                                  | 424                                                                                                  | 56994                                                                                                | 26188                                                                                                |
| Bihar                     | 2310891                                                                                              | 376876                                                                                               | 9635                                                                                                 | 3617                                                                                                 | 887                                                                                                  | 301                                                                                                  | 422                                                                                                  | 112                                                                                                  | 30                                                                                                   | 1746                                                                                                 | 1467                                                                                                 | 162                                                                                                  | 42510                                                                                                | 13341                                                                                                |
| Chandigarh                | 5558                                                                                                 | 1958                                                                                                 | 1688                                                                                                 | 1069                                                                                                 | 5685                                                                                                 | 3041                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                   | 20                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                    | 69                                                                                                   | 58                                                                                                   | 2643                                                                                                 | 1455                                                                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh              | 43267                                                                                                | 12149                                                                                                | 13811                                                                                                | 6296                                                                                                 | 3342                                                                                                 | 1530                                                                                                 | 486                                                                                                  | 497                                                                                                  | 297                                                                                                  | 391                                                                                                  | 3322                                                                                                 | 1086                                                                                                 | 23210                                                                                                | 11005                                                                                                |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1540                                                                                                 | 407                                                                                                  | 133                                                                                                  | 64                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                    | 86                                                                                                   | 25                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 78                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    |
| Daman& Diu                | 1876                                                                                                 | 511                                                                                                  | 90                                                                                                   | 39                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                    | 56                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                    |
| Delhi                     | 281987                                                                                               | 100704                                                                                               | 8416                                                                                                 | 3666                                                                                                 | 27365                                                                                                | 12077                                                                                                | 506                                                                                                  | 280                                                                                                  | 121                                                                                                  | 34                                                                                                   | 7290                                                                                                 | 3964                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    |
| Goa                       | 14046                                                                                                | 4302                                                                                                 | 18767                                                                                                | 8637                                                                                                 | 80                                                                                                   | 140                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                   | 67                                                                                                   | 816                                                                                                  | 180                                                                                                  |
| Gujarat                   | 581364                                                                                               | 160991                                                                                               | 8785                                                                                                 | 4711                                                                                                 | 3539                                                                                                 | 1099                                                                                                 | 842                                                                                                  | 237                                                                                                  | 102                                                                                                  | 90                                                                                                   | 17159                                                                                                | 8804                                                                                                 | 11781                                                                                                | 2918                                                                                                 |
| Haryana                   | 201154                                                                                               | 32940                                                                                                | 2080                                                                                                 | 1018                                                                                                 | 64368                                                                                                | 25854                                                                                                | 142                                                                                                  | 77                                                                                                   | 28                                                                                                   | 19                                                                                                   | 1723                                                                                                 | 870                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 11054                                                                                                | 3615                                                                                                 | 409                                                                                                  | 156                                                                                                  | 2812                                                                                                 | 1519                                                                                                 | 1431                                                                                                 | 608                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                    | 101                                                                                                  | 23                                                                                                   | 553                                                                                                  | 422                                                                                                  |
| Jammu& Kashmir            | 766670                                                                                               | 207665                                                                                               | 829                                                                                                  | 296                                                                                                  | 5078                                                                                                 | 2274                                                                                                 | 8870                                                                                                 | 3179                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                    | 1739                                                                                                 | 1281                                                                                                 |
| Jharkhand                 | 497812                                                                                               | 90257                                                                                                | 94217                                                                                                | 22802                                                                                                | 3023                                                                                                 | 930                                                                                                  | 466                                                                                                  | 44                                                                                                   | 121                                                                                                  | 32                                                                                                   | 750                                                                                                  | 87                                                                                                   | 20465                                                                                                | 6218                                                                                                 |
| Karnataka                 | 870944                                                                                               | 257380                                                                                               | 75339                                                                                                | 27545                                                                                                | 1659                                                                                                 | 317                                                                                                  | 4143                                                                                                 | 880                                                                                                  | 792                                                                                                  | 620                                                                                                  | 24023                                                                                                | 9975                                                                                                 | 22661                                                                                                | 4700                                                                                                 |
| Kerala                    | 850447                                                                                               | 341659                                                                                               | 293803                                                                                               | 134991                                                                                               | 330                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 1808                                                                                                 | 955                                                                                                  | 33984                                                                                                | 15092                                                                                                |
| Ladakh                    |                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    |
| Lakshadweep               | 4130                                                                                                 | 2220                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 417026                                                                                               | 96436                                                                                                | 5006                                                                                                 | 2141                                                                                                 | 4344                                                                                                 | 1687                                                                                                 | 690                                                                                                  | 291                                                                                                  | 386                                                                                                  | 251                                                                                                  | 20086                                                                                                | 10076                                                                                                | 35973                                                                                                | 14093                                                                                                |
| Maharashtra               | 1381800                                                                                              | 437594                                                                                               | 47533                                                                                                | 19670                                                                                                | 11527                                                                                                | 4688                                                                                                 | 306730                                                                                               | 117325                                                                                               | 3310                                                                                                 | 2031                                                                                                 | 53613                                                                                                | 26236                                                                                                | 1412695                                                                                              | 571884                                                                                               |
| Manipur                   | 35118                                                                                                | 7120                                                                                                 | 148139                                                                                               | 33117                                                                                                | 31                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                    | 186                                                                                                  | 37                                                                                                   | 145                                                                                                  | 37                                                                                                   | 146                                                                                                  | 29                                                                                                   | 20172                                                                                                | 6326                                                                                                 |

| Meghalaya     | 18034     |    2929 |   221263 |   28724 |     150 |    269 |     25 |      9 |    4 |    0 |     48 |     3 |   24537 |   3971 |
|---------------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|------|------|--------|-------|---------|--------|
| Mizoram       | 1060      |      34 |   109675 |   34567 |      36 |    135 |  11020 |   2295 |   17 |    0 |      2 |    18 |     732 |    349 |
| Nagaland      | 10890     |    1312 |   159743 |   47871 |     154 |     76 |     98 |     48 |    0 |    7 |    179 |    80 |   12417 |   3537 |
| Odisha        | 60730     |   19943 |    37903 |   12403 |     667 |    656 |    442 |    144 |  139 |    0 |    548 |   245 |   22237 |  11481 |
| Puducherry    | 0         |       0 |        0 |       0 |       0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |     0 |       0 |      0 |
| Punjab        | 66096     |   16902 |    30498 |   10494 | 1221312 | 522964 |    292 |    124 |  428 |   71 |   2299 |  1103 |    5497 |   1790 |
| Rajasthan     | 795378    |  148348 |     3342 |    1940 |   59890 |  20060 |    259 |     69 |  273 |  212 |  21387 | 10104 |   11490 |   4007 |
| Sikkim        | 942       |     224 |     5034 |    2519 |      22 |    115 |  10534 |   5255 |    1 |    0 |      6 |    23 |   12026 |   5986 |
| Tamil Nadu    | 338059    |  123673 |   261224 |  103784 |     243 |    176 |     53 |     13 |   17 |    1 |   5639 |  1887 |   34562 |  14474 |
| Telangana     | 488382    |  143597 |    24493 |    9167 |    2028 |    532 |    136 |     65 |   21 |    5 |   1776 |   577 |     216 |     47 |
| Tripura       | 41511     |   12278 |     8432 |    3224 |      57 |     28 |   8068 |   2484 |   11 |    2 |     55 |    18 |    9142 |   3910 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3424316   |  548082 |     6015 |    1957 |   16165 |   6183 |    813 |    111 |  336 |  319 |   4449 |  4175 |   13433 |   8536 |
| Uttarakhand   | 172619    |   30569 |     1620 |     477 |   17263 |   5057 |    216 |     71 |    8 |   16 |    408 |   157 |    3948 |   1806 |
| West Bengal   | 2616687   |  796621 |    31307 |   10547 |     884 |    334 |   9425 |   4349 |   87 |  104 |   1013 |   646 |   37374 |   9815 |
| Total         | 1798404 8 | 4322686 |  1790029 |  586108 | 1454473 | 612730 | 383612 | 143711 | 6742 | 6089 | 172221 | 82533 | 1897504 | 752193 |

Source UDISE+

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| State/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total Enrolment - Minority 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Muslim                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Muslim                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Christian                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Christian                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Sikh                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Sikh                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Buddhists                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Buddhists                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Parsi                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Parsi                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jain                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Jain                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Others                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Others                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2833                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 933                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4925                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1669                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 44                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1899                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 703                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 305153                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 97092                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 21493                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9090                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 305                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 133                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 70                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1218                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 515                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2001                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 449                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2597                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 411                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 49481                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14009                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 385                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 223                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14699                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4035                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 43                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 23587                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6941                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1534353                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 301595                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 87771                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 27565                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 796                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 281                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2854                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1059                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1276                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 454                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 83732                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34269                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1795002                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 318989                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4551                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1107                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 420                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 207                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 393                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 254                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 199                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 635                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 107                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50168                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 15232                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5357                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2095                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 548                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 277                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7435                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4214                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 116                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5734                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2545                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 53764                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 15044                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 38135                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14721                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3898                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1654                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 621                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 320                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 59                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 42                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2684                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1234                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7889                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1019                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1688                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 445                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 149                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 55                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 87                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 52                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Daman& Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2182                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 568                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 90                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 430                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 273243                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 104590                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 8002                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3540                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 26714                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 12127                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 559                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 231                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 283                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 157                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7026                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3892                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

| Goa              | 15290    | 5127    | 19074   | 9241   | 70      | 24     | 9      | 3      | 3    | 1    | 28     | 19    | 12068   | 3868   |
|------------------|----------|---------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|------|------|--------|-------|---------|--------|
| Gujarat          | 450168   | 127281  | 5448    | 2540   | 1721    | 394    | 289    | 87     | 205  | 121  | 11805  | 6571  | 85968   | 31713  |
| Haryana          | 210550   | 33517   | 2011    | 713    | 65584   | 25450  | 120    | 60     | 66   | 20   | 2248   | 1096  | 20916   | 8890   |
| Himachal Pradesh | 11930    | 4314    | 415     | 121    | 2939    | 1579   | 3124   | 1538   | 0    | 0    | 51     | 23    | 11447   | 3712   |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 697894   | 193450  | 1559    | 491    | 9269    | 3712   | 7875   | 2048   | 11   | 1    | 78     | 34    | 12389   | 5264   |
| Jharkhand        | 462460   | 73836   | 72417   | 19260  | 1708    | 692    | 178    | 107    | 27   | 0    | 218    | 179   | 19893   | 5621   |
| Karnataka        | 873301   | 265513  | 76804   | 28765  | 1401    | 451    | 3986   | 1225   | 481  | 865  | 21860  | 13076 | 17282   | 4375   |
| Kerala           | 841339   | 326611  | 286254  | 131293 | 118     | 36     | 11     | 6      | 2    | 1    | 62     | 34    | 28429   | 9199   |
| Ladakh           |          |         |         |        |         |        |        |        |      |      |        |       |         |        |
| Lakshadweep      | 4811     | 2111    | 3       | 1      | 0       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0    | 0    | 0      | 0     | 18      | 10     |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 384494   | 91045   | 5187    | 1981   | 4160    | 1678   | 1090   | 463    | 379  | 209  | 19835  | 10474 | 45841   | 19475  |
| Maharashtra      | 1368458  | 436727  | 45098   | 19457  | 10607   | 4270   | 295853 | 113398 | 1705 | 703  | 48961  | 22995 | 402730  | 134779 |
| Manipur          | 32527    | 6893    | 142105  | 30267  | 134     | 15     | 63     | 17     | 0    | 0    | 61     | 18    | 21478   | 7286   |
| Meghalaya        | 19488    | 3421    | 369713  | 80820  | 498     | 197    | 246    | 111    | 0    | 0    | 23     | 5     | 47117   | 11177  |
| Mizoram          | 959      | 61      | 109701  | 37535  | 140     | 6      | 12870  | 2754   | 0    | 0    | 10     | 0     | 876     | 368    |
| Nagaland         | 13362    | 1448    | 135401  | 44440  | 74      | 36     | 135    | 58     | 1    | 0    | 177    | 70    | 12179   | 3743   |
| Odisha           | 67176    | 22543   | 101604  | 30086  | 637     | 173    | 231    | 185    | 48   | 8    | 921    | 292   | 3833    | 745    |
| Puducherry       | 8525     | 2833    | 4710    | 1947   | 9       | 3      | 2      | 2      | 0    | 0    | 105    | 25    | 4882    | 1812   |
| Punjab           | 65555    | 17716   | 29914   | 10879  | 1220321 | 526775 | 300    | 128    | 494  | 77   | 2371   | 1076  | 5398    | 1795   |
| Rajasthan        | 781426   | 149947  | 2538    | 927    | 53018   | 20310  | 205    | 72     | 28   | 25   | 24722  | 11356 | 139563  | 38728  |
| Sikkim           | 1042     | 660     | 4753    | 2628   | 43      | 57     | 12058  | 6430   | 19   | 9    | 15     | 6     | 18889   | 9478   |
| Tamil Nadu       | 373070   | 133716  | 265801  | 116802 | 620     | 402    | 98     | 324    | 0    | 0    | 3855   | 1632  | 10011   | 11532  |
| Telangana        | 495161   | 153031  | 24962   | 9917   | 1854    | 527    | 162    | 27     | 0    | 0    | 1864   | 681   | 4098    | 1114   |
| Tripura          | 36954    | 11486   | 8620    | 2986   | 239     | 31     | 6998   | 2628   | 43   | 2    | 13     | 8     | 31404   | 12255  |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 3572896  | 695585  | 5518    | 2652   | 22370   | 10397  | 1336   | 433    | 278  | 80   | 7691   | 4154  | 105082  | 51482  |
| Uttarakhand      | 172357   | 32457   | 1760    | 590    | 16780   | 5377   | 433    | 286    | 9    | 1    | 215    | 96    | 12572   | 5170   |
| West Bengal      | 2612164  | 771229  | 30884   | 10856  | 781     | 375    | 5363   | 2585   | 210  | 29   | 2022   | 887   | 28718   | 9710   |
| Total            | 17549529 | 4404320 | 1967399 | 669273 | 1455115 | 621824 | 372336 | 140974 | 4395 | 2563 | 162250 | 81144 | 1278553 | 454526 |

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| State/Uts                 | Muslim                                                                      | Muslim                                                                      | Christian                                                                   | Christian                                                                   | Sikh                                                                        | Sikh                                                                        | 2019-20 Buddhists                                                           | 2019-20 Buddhists                                                           | Parsi                                                                       | Parsi                                                                       | Jain                                                                        | Jain                                                                        | Others                                                                      | Others                                                                      |
|                           | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   | Primary                                                                     | Secondary                                                                   |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2878                                                                        | 1021                                                                        | 5730                                                                        | 2500                                                                        | 54                                                                          | 26                                                                          | 1                                                                           | 5                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 2                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 2186                                                                        | 957                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 318462                                                                      | 98919                                                                       | 22535                                                                       | 8783                                                                        | 376                                                                         | 132                                                                         | 60                                                                          | 46                                                                          | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 1326                                                                        | 577                                                                         | 2098                                                                        | 400                                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 2635                                                                        | 570                                                                         | 51763                                                                       | 12187                                                                       | 113                                                                         | 21                                                                          | 14471                                                                       | 3614                                                                        | 55                                                                          | 159                                                                         | 50                                                                          | 44                                                                          | 29195                                                                       | 7274                                                                        |
| Assam                     | 1593211                                                                     | 328609                                                                      | 91833                                                                       | 29202                                                                       | 1009                                                                        | 273                                                                         | 2877                                                                        | 1248                                                                        | 68                                                                          | 19                                                                          | 1808                                                                        | 520                                                                         | 82891                                                                       | 36367                                                                       |
| Bihar                     | 2030034                                                                     | 375319                                                                      | 5157                                                                        | 1037                                                                        | 646                                                                         | 257                                                                         | 438                                                                         | 27                                                                          | 63                                                                          | 0                                                                           | 614                                                                         | 108                                                                         | 67165                                                                       | 19938                                                                       |
| Chandigarh                | 5419                                                                        | 1953                                                                        | 563                                                                         | 255                                                                         | 7518                                                                        | 4195                                                                        | 15                                                                          | 23                                                                          | 1                                                                           | 2                                                                           | 91                                                                          | 78                                                                          | 4046                                                                        | 1402                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh              | 48239                                                                       | 13410                                                                       | 20129                                                                       | 7110                                                                        | 3962                                                                        | 1785                                                                        | 690                                                                         | 310                                                                         | 33                                                                          | 10                                                                          | 3415                                                                        | 1489                                                                        | 57854                                                                       | 22564                                                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1735                                                                        | 426                                                                         | 106                                                                         | 36                                                                          | 6                                                                           | 3                                                                           | 94                                                                          | 20                                                                          | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 53                                                                          | 9                                                                           | 212                                                                         | 283                                                                         |
| Daman& Diu                | 2218                                                                        | 591                                                                         | 81                                                                          | 44                                                                          | 12                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 4                                                                           | 3                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 6                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 73                                                                          | 4                                                                           |
| Delhi                     | 285188                                                                      | 103839                                                                      | 9785                                                                        | 4316                                                                        | 26600                                                                       | 11851                                                                       | 577                                                                         | 215                                                                         | 1389                                                                        | 500                                                                         | 6826                                                                        | 3481                                                                        | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           |
| Goa                       | 15848                                                                       | 5405                                                                        | 19416                                                                       | 9270                                                                        | 34                                                                          | 5                                                                           | 10                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 2                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 15                                                                          | 11                                                                          | 15389                                                                       | 4511                                                                        |
| Gujarat                   | 514925                                                                      | 137980                                                                      | 6375                                                                        | 2653                                                                        | 2613                                                                        | 519                                                                         | 510                                                                         | 108                                                                         | 216                                                                         | 84                                                                          | 16206                                                                       | 6937                                                                        | 62174                                                                       | 24164                                                                       |
| Haryana                   | 234702                                                                      | 40664                                                                       | 2231                                                                        | 818                                                                         | 74648                                                                       | 29182                                                                       | 560                                                                         | 218                                                                         | 96                                                                          | 55                                                                          | 2519                                                                        | 1123                                                                        | 3075                                                                        | 1333                                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 12401                                                                       | 4333                                                                        | 451                                                                         | 152                                                                         | 3416                                                                        | 1938                                                                        | 2880                                                                        | 1301                                                                        | 0                                                                           | 4                                                                           | 69                                                                          | 31                                                                          | 9660                                                                        | 4098                                                                        |
| Jammu& Kashmir            | 699117                                                                      | 194774                                                                      | 1239                                                                        | 371                                                                         | 8861                                                                        | 3660                                                                        | 180                                                                         | 114                                                                         | 14                                                                          | 5                                                                           | 98                                                                          | 41                                                                          | 10360                                                                       | 3989                                                                        |
| Jharkhand                 | 529350                                                                      | 103917                                                                      | 104219                                                                      | 30953                                                                       | 2902                                                                        | 1240                                                                        | 60                                                                          | 6                                                                           | 64                                                                          | 16                                                                          | 513                                                                         | 208                                                                         | 66994                                                                       | 20817                                                                       |
| Karnataka                 | 883910                                                                      | 272431                                                                      | 77939                                                                       | 28173                                                                       | 1463                                                                        | 411                                                                         | 3022                                                                        | 896                                                                         | 169                                                                         | 728                                                                         | 20182                                                                       | 12140                                                                       | 30651                                                                       | 11444                                                                       |
| Kerala                    | 899584                                                                      | 339412                                                                      | 306931                                                                      | 138391                                                                      | 85                                                                          | 45                                                                          | 13                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 4                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 121                                                                         | 34                                                                          | 31031                                                                       | 8529                                                                        |
| Ladakh                    | 12908                                                                       | 4248                                                                        | 45                                                                          | 9                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 146                                                                         | 8298                                                                        | 2075                                                                        | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 515                                                                         | 59                                                                          |
| Lakshadweep               | 5098                                                                        | 1765                                                                        | 1                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 22                                                                          | 3                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 381746                                                                      | 85418                                                                       | 5862                                                                        | 2397                                                                        | 5586                                                                        | 1886                                                                        | 953                                                                         | 397                                                                         | 78                                                                          | 30                                                                          | 21492                                                                       | 9565                                                                        | 86992                                                                       | 27892                                                                       |
| Maharashtra               | 1396591                                                                     | 450365                                                                      | 46324                                                                       | 19897                                                                       | 11472                                                                       | 4386                                                                        | 295894                                                                      | 114406                                                                      | 1872                                                                        | 731                                                                         | 52217                                                                       | 24310                                                                       | 401903                                                                      | 133556                                                                      |
| Manipur                   | 34442                                                                       | 7636                                                                        | 138984                                                                      | 30938                                                                       | 453                                                                         | 173                                                                         | 210                                                                         | 16                                                                          | 5                                                                           | 5                                                                           | 120                                                                         | 36                                                                          | 28320                                                                       | 9119                                                                        |
| Meghalaya                 | 23222                                                                       | 3547                                                                        | 413686                                                                      | 90727                                                                       | 673                                                                         | 165                                                                         | 409                                                                         | 120                                                                         | 0                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 34                                                                          | 5                                                                           | 54281                                                                       | 13849                                                                       |
| Mizoram                   | 803                                                                         | 113                                                                         | 117743                                                                      | 37452                                                                       | 84                                                                          | 185                                                                         | 12800                                                                       | 2602                                                                        | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 810                                                                         | 273                                                                         |
| Nagaland                  | 12887                                                                       | 1333                                                                        | 140912                                                                      | 44893                                                                       | 107                                                                         | 3                                                                           | 126                                                                         | 71                                                                          | 2                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 199                                                                         | 79                                                                          | 13684                                                                       | 4122                                                                        |
| Odisha                    | 75855                                                                       | 24344                                                                       | 101333                                                                      | 31496                                                                       | 706                                                                         | 219                                                                         | 232                                                                         | 94                                                                          | 34                                                                          | 19                                                                          | 626                                                                         | 262                                                                         | 4471                                                                        | 849                                                                         |
| Puducherry                | 8298                                                                        | 2830                                                                        | 4435                                                                        | 1968                                                                        | 5                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 3                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 1                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 86                                                                          | 44                                                                          | 4548                                                                        | 1439                                                                        |

| Punjab        | 71772         | 18085         | 30496         | 11120         | 1228050       | 518820        | 383           | 153           | 525           | 77            | 2412          | 1027          | 6131          | 1690          |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Rajasthan     | 827949        | 163985        | 2620          | 1083          | 53493         | 20787         | 288           | 127           | 30            | 32            | 26252         | 12140         | 109834        | 32132         |
| Sikkim        | 1024          | 405           | 4932          | 2601          | 58            | 51            | 11502         | 6377          | 19            | 2             | 6             | 1             | 16683         | 8769          |
| Tamil Nadu    | 369579        | 134293        | 292619        | 119678        | 396           | 120           | 130           | 44            | 0             | 0             | 4753          | 1699          | 6189          | 3516          |
| Telangana     | 506376        | 163374        | 25106         | 9994          | 2082          | 569           | 118           | 25            | 0             | 0             | 1851          | 693           | 2662          | 986           |
| Tripura       | 34739         | 10942         | 11233         | 4317          | 6             | 0             | 7403          | 2612          | 31            | 5             | 9             | 2             | 30093         | 11966         |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4126506       | 759862        | 7227          | 3201          | 28623         | 12047         | 1310          | 712           | 183           | 150           | 8833          | 4613          | 156342        | 78844         |
| Uttarakhand   | 177886        | 34064         | 1701          | 547           | 17482         | 5479          | 293           | 279           | 7             | 0             | 245           | 121           | 16028         | 5673          |
| West Bengal   | 2573479       | 828517        | 20888         | 8873          | 1237          | 609           | 3778          | 2186          | 176           | 7             | 1759          | 723           | 42997         | 16907         |
| Total         | 18721016      | 4718699       | 2092630       | 697443        | 1484832       | 621191        | 370592        | 140454        | 5138          | 2642          | 174809        | 82152         | 1457559       | 519718        |
| Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ | Source UDISE+ |

| Annexure B               | Annexure B   | Annexure B   | Annexure B   | Annexure B              | Annexure B              | Annexure B              | Annexure B                          | Annexure B                          | Annexure B                          | Annexure B                          | Annexure B                          | Annexure B                          | Annexure B      | Annexure B      | Annexure B      | Annexure B              | Annexure B              | Annexure B              |
|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| State/                   | Uts          | Uts          | Uts          | Uts                     | Uts                     | Uts                     | Annual Average Dropout Rate 2018-19 | Annual Average Dropout Rate 2018-19 | Annual Average Dropout Rate 2018-19 | Annual Average Dropout Rate 2018-19 | Annual Average Dropout Rate 2018-19 | Annual Average Dropout Rate 2018-19 | Muslim Minority | Muslim Minority | Muslim Minority | Muslim Minority         | Muslim Minority         | Muslim Minority         |
|                          | Primary      | Primary      | Primary      | 2017-18 level Secondary | 2017-18 level Secondary | 2017-18 level Secondary | level Primary                       | level Primary                       | level Primary                       | Secondary                           | Secondary                           | Secondary                           | level Primary   | level Primary   | level Primary   | 2019-20 Secondary level | 2019-20 Secondary level | 2019-20 Secondary level |
|                          | Boys         | Girls        | Total        | Boys                    | Girls                   | Total                   | Boys                                | level Girls                         | Total                               | Boys                                | Girls                               | Total                               | Boys            | level Girls     | Total           | Boys                    | Girls                   | Total                   |
| ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS | 0.0          | 0.0          | 0.00         | 14.0                    | 8.4                     | 11.2                    | 4.93                                | 9.46                                | 7.18                                | 5.41                                | 8.86                                | 7.14                                | 1.3             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 22.0                    | 4.2                     | 12.5                    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 0.0          | 0.0          | 0.00         | 24.3                    | 22.2                    | 23.3                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 17.6                    | 14.2                    | 16.0                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 36.5         | 34.0         | 35.37        | 44.2                    | 46.6                    | 45.3                    | 15.96                               | 14.15                               | 15.15                               | 14.30                               | 13.27                               | 13.83                               | 8.9             | 2.5             | 6.01            | 3.0                     | 0.0                     | 0.0                     |
| ASSAM                    | 13.4         | 9.0          | 11.17        | 38.2                    | 44.5                    | 41.7                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 3.6             | 0.7             | 2.15            | 33.1                    | 37.0                    | 35.3                    |
| BIHAR                    | 13.5         | 11.9         | 12.71        | 33.6                    | 39.5                    | 36.9                    | 26.50                               | 23.75                               | 25.10                               | 27.92                               | 25.83                               | 26.83                               | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 12.9                    | 14.9                    | 14.0                    |
| CHANDIGARH               | 0.0          | 0.0          | 0.00         | 25.0                    | 23.9                    | 24.5                    | 0.00                                | 3.13                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 3.45                                | 0.84                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 36.8                    | 19.6                    | 28.9                    |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 5.3          | 1.0          | 3.32         | 24.8                    | 20.9                    | 22.7                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 14.8            | 13.1            | 13.97           | 28.9                    | 24.2                    | 26.4                    |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI      | 0.0          | 0.7          | 0.00         | 26.0                    | 35.0                    | 29.6                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 3.8             | 3.7             | 3.79            | 29.8                    | 28.3                    | 29.2                    |
| DAMAN & DIU              | 0.0          | 1.5          | 0.11         | 33.1                    | 29.3                    | 31.4                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.7             | 1.5             | 1.05            | 35.2                    | 27.1                    | 31.7                    |
| DELHI                    | 0.0          | 0.0          | 0.00         | 28.1                    | 22.4                    | 25.1                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.63                                | 0.00                                | 0.25                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 25.7                    | 20.2                    | 22.9                    |
| GOA                      | 15.6         | 12.2         | 14.00        | 32.7                    | 28.4                    | 30.7                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 18.0                    | 16.1                    | 17.1                    |
| GUJARAT                  | 0.0          | 0.0          | 0.00         | 8.0                     | 0.0                     | 4.3                     | 24.69                               | 23.50                               | 24.12                               | 26.55                               | 27.06                               | 26.80                               | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 28.3                    | 23.1                    | 26.0                    |
| HARYANA                  | 5.3          | 6.0          | 5.62         | 35.4                    | 34.6                    | 35.1                    | 2.02                                | 1.97                                | 2.00                                | 5.20                                | 7.69                                | 6.32                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 13.4                    | 17.2                    | 14.7                    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 2.5          | 0.4          | 1.52         | 15.0                    | 8.0                     | 12.0                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 18.2                    | 14.9                    | 16.7                    |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 5.2          | 3.6          | 4.47         | 1.5                     | 0.9                     | 1.2                     | 14.32                               | 14.32                               | 14.32                               | 13.67                               | 14.18                               | 13.92                               | 6.1             | 5.7             | 5.88            | 18.1                    | 19.1                    | 18.6                    |
| JHARKHAND                | 19.6         | 15.7         | 17.67        | 39.5                    | 39.6                    | 39.5                    | 12.26                               | 9.50                                | 10.89                               | 15.72                               | 13.63                               | 14.65                               | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 0.0                     | 0.0                     | 0.0                     |
| KARNATAKA                | 1.4          | 0.7          | 1.10         | 30.0                    | 24.7                    | 27.3                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.16                                | 0.00                                | 0.05                                | 1.7             | 0.9             |                 | 30.9                    | 24.1                    | 27.5                    |
| KERALA                   | 3.1          | 2.8          | 2.99         | 27.2                    | 21.8                    | 24.6                    | 2.18                                | 2.39                                | 2.28                                | 2.73                                | 2.49                                | 2.61                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 1.31 0.00       | 13.1                    | 9.3                     | 11.2                    |
| Ladakh                   | NA           | NA           | NA           | NA                      | NA                      | NA                      | NA                                  | NA                                  | NA                                  | NA                                  | NA                                  | NA                                  | NA              | NA              | NA              | NA                      | NA                      | NA                      |
| LAKSHADWEEP              | 2.6          | 0.0          | 0.98         | 7.8                     | 3.1                     | 5.5                     | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 10.8                    | 2.5                     | 6.7                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 10.4         | 8.7          | 9.56         | 26.0                    | 22.9                    | 24.4                    | 11.81                               | 9.97                                | 10.91                               | 13.22                               | 12.19                               | 12.71                               | 4.1             | 3.0             | 3.54            | 33.6                    | 26.0                    | 29.8                    |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 0.0          | 0.0          | 0.00         | 23.7                    | 21.0                    |                         |                                     | 1.44                                | 1.74                                | 2.78                                | 2.28                                | 2.54                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 25.9                    | 22.3                    | 24.1                    |
| MANIPUR                  | 0.8          | 4.0          | 2.39         |                         |                         | 22.4                    | 2.02                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     | 16.70                               | 7.3             |                 |                 |                         |                         |                         |
|                          |              |              |              | 0.0                     | 6.1                     | 0.5                     | 18.40                               | 16.82                               | 17.63                               | 16.96                               | 16.42                               |                                     |                 | 5.5             | 6.41            | 4.1                     | 14.9                    | 9.5                     |
| MEGHALAYA                | 20.6         | 19.3         | 19.88        | 23.6                    | 25.9                    | 24.7                    | 4.46                                | 4.18                                | 4.31                                | 2.24                                | 2.53                                | 2.39                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 19.7                    | 30.3                    | 24.9                    |
| MIZORAM                  | 38.2         | 36.8         | 37.61        | 16.7                    | 30.6                    | 24.2                    | 21.85                               | 34.84                               | 27.83                               | 21.56                               | 31.43                               | 26.01                               | 31.9            | 31.9            | 31.91           | 0.0                     | 0.0                     | 0.0                     |
| NAGALAND                 | 20.0         | 17.0         | 18.67        | 13.0                    | 4.4                     | 9.5                     | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.01                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 20.4            | 17.5            | 19.07           | 34.9                    | 31.7                    | 33.4                    |
| ODISHA                   | 17.8         | 15.5         | 16.65        | 47.9                    | 47.0                    | 47.4                    | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            | 17.7                    | 16.9                    | 17.3                    |
| PUDUCHERRY               | -            | -            |              |                         |                         |                         |                                     | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   |                                     |                                     |                 |                 |                 | 11.3                    | 7.3                     | 9.3 16.1                |
| RAJASTHAN                | 0.0 0.0      | 0.0          | - 0.00       | - 0.4                   | - 7.7                   | - 3.5                   | - 11.73                             | 2.60 10.02                          | 2.62 10.94                          | 3.18 12.24                          | - 11.04                             | - 11.70                             | 4.3 2.9         | 0.0 3.3         | 2.18 3.08       | 18.6 16.9               | 17.8                    | 17.3                    |
| PUNJAB                   |              | 0.0          | 0.00         | 8.9                     | 7.0                     | 8.0                     | 2.64                                |                                     |                                     |                                     | 3.45                                | 3.30                                | 0.0             | 0.0             | 0.00            |                         | 13.3                    |                         |

| SIKKIM                            | 21.0                              | 15.5                              | 18.58                             | 28.2                              | 29.9                              | 28.9                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.2                               | 4.6                               | 2.21                              | 41.8                              | 59.4                              | 52.3                              |
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| TAMIL NADU                        | 2.0                               | 0.7                               | 1.39                              | 15.9                              | 8.1                               | 12.0                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 1.5                               | 0.5                               | 0.98                              | 14.0                              | 9.4                               | 11.7                              |
| TELANGANA                         | 4.4                               | 2.6                               | 3.54                              | 35.7                              | 34.7                              | 35.2                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.24                              | 0.00                              | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 0.00                              | 10.7                              | 10.6                              | 10.6                              |
| TRIPURA                           | 12.2                              | 10.3                              | 11.29                             | 33.5                              | 39.1                              | 36.7                              | 13.06                             | 11.81                             | 12.46                             | 12.88                             | 9.44                              | 11.17                             | 10.8                              | 6.4                               | 8.68                              | 35.2                              | 36.4                              | 35.9                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH                     | 16.1                              | 15.3                              | 15.69                             | 14.4                              | 11.3                              | 12.9                              | 7.67                              | 5.70                              | 6.72                              | 5.32                              | 4.21                              | 4.78                              | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 0.00                              | 11.5                              | 8.4                               | 10.0                              |
| UTTARAKHAND                       | 12.7                              | 15.8                              | 14.22                             | 21.6                              | 17.6                              | 19.5                              | 10.13                             | 8.83                              | 9.52                              | 11.09                             | 8.14                              | 9.69                              | 7.8                               | 6.5                               | 7.17                              | 18.3                              | 16.1                              | 17.2                              |
| WEST BENGAL                       | 8.7                               | 5.6                               | 7.16                              | 20.3                              | 23.1                              | 22.0                              | 7.64                              | 5.46                              | 6.57                              | 8.70                              | 4.28                              | 6.44                              | 5.1                               | 3.2                               | 4.13                              | 20.3                              | 17.4                              | 18.6                              |
| INDIA                             | 8.3                               | 6.9                               | 7.59                              | 22.9                              | 23.3                              | 23.1                              | 8.23                              | 6.94                              | 7.60                              | 8.50                              | 7.24                              | 7.88                              | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 0.0                               | 18.9                              | 17.1                              | 18.0                              |
| Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    | Source: UDISE+                    |
| (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported | (-) Negative Dropout not reported |
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