Lok Sabha Question No. 1734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Increase in Enrollment of Girls for Schooling
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1734

ANSWERED ON 13/02/2023

## Increase in Enrollment of Girls for Schooling

## 1734. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the number of girls who were out of school continued to decline across age groups in the year 2022 as compared to year 2018 according to Annual School Education Report (ASER) 2022;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that the push for secondary education through Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan is bearing fruits/showing results according to the said report;
- (c) whether it is true that the States that are relatively poor in school enrollments have also seen a steady rise in girls in schools;
- (d) whether it is also true that there is a clear demand for schooling, which cuts across age groups, gender and States; and
- (e) if so, the details therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  to  (e):      The  Annual  Status  of  Education  Report  is  released  by  a  non-governmental organization.

As per the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) / UDISE+, the total  enrolment  of  girls  (class  1-12)  for  the  year  2018-19  and  2021-22  is  11.95  crore  and 12.29 crore respectively which shows an overall increase in the enrolment of girls. However, the enrolment and annual average dropout rate of girls at Secondary level for the year 201819 and 2021-22 is as under:

|         Year |      2018-19 | 2021-22      |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|  1.83278e+07 |  1.84567e+07 | Enrolment    |
| 17           | 12.2         | Dropout Rate |

(Source: UDISE/UDISE+)

Under  the  integrated  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  various interventions have been targeted  to ensure greater participation of girls in education,  which include setting up, up-gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, opening of schools in the neighbourhood to make access easier for girls, free uniform and text-books to  girls  up  to  Class  VIII,    additional  teachers  and  residential  quarters  for  teachers  in remote/hilly  areas,  appointment  of  additional  teachers  including  women  teachers,  separate toilets  for  girls,  teachers'  sensitization  programmes  to  promote  girls  participation.  Further, under the student oriented component for the children with special needs, financial assistance is  provided  for  identification  and  assessment  of  children  with  special  needs,  aids  and appliances, braille kits and books, gender sensitive teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.

Further,  as  per  the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE)  / UDISE+, the total enrolment from class 1to 12 for the year 2018-19 and 2021-22 is 24.83 crore and 25.57 crore respectively which shows an overall increase in the enrolment.

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