Lok Sabha Question No. 255 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Dropout from Schools under Delhi Government
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  March, 2022

## Dropout from Schools under Delhi Government

## 255. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the number of schools under the ambit of the Delhi Government and the number of students  enrolled  in  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  also  aware  of  the  high  number  of  dropouts  from  Delhi Government schools from class 9 onwards and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any investigation to look into the reasons for the increasing number of students being pushed by the Delhi Government schools into National Institute of Open Schooling centres over the years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  Whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  hold  talks  with  the  Delhi  Government  to ensure vulnerable students are not left out of the education fold?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  MARCH, 2022 ASKED BY  SHRI  PARVESH  SAHIB  SINGH  VERMA  REGARDING  DROPOUT  FROM SCHOOLS UNDER DELHI GOVERNMENT

- (a): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) system to record data on indicators of school education provided by all the States and Union Territories. As  per  latest  information  based  on  UDISE  2019-20,  the  number  of  schools  and  students enrolled in them in case of Delhi, in the year 2019-20 is as under:
- (b): The grade-wise annual average dropout rate of Delhi Government schools from class 9 onwards based on UDISE 2019-20 is as under:
- (c): The  students  of  some  categories,  of  Delhi  Government  Schools  are  being  enrolled  in NIOS, like the Students of class IX/X who were enrolled and had appeared in Annual Exam but  their  result  was  declared  as  failed  (one  or  more  times)/  Compartment  in  the  session, Students of class IX/X who were enrolled and could not appear in annual exam in the session and whose School Leaving Certificate (SLC) must not have been issued etc.
- (d): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under  the  domain  of  the  respective  State  and  UT  Government  which  is  the  appropriate government  under  the  RTE  Act,  2009.  Ministry  of  Education  issues  various  advisories/ guidelines to all the States/UTs to ensure the implementation of all the provisions of the RTE Act,  2009 in  their  respective  jurisdiction  from  time  to  time.  Further  half  yearly  meeting  is conducted  with  State/UTs  to  monitor  the  progress  of  implementation  of  Samagra  Shiksha program.

| Management   | Schools   | Enrolment   |
|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| Government   | 2,767     | 23,09,819   |
| Overall      | 5,679     | 41,80,617   |

| Grade Wise Annual Average Dropout Rate - Delhi for 2019-20   | Grade Wise Annual Average Dropout Rate - Delhi for 2019-20   | Grade Wise Annual Average Dropout Rate - Delhi for 2019-20   | Grade Wise Annual Average Dropout Rate - Delhi for 2019-20   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                         | Class - 9                                                    | Class -10                                                    | Class -11                                                    |
| 2019-20                                                      | 17.9                                                         | 8.2                                                          | 8.2                                                          |

Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting is conducted every year with the respective State/UT Government to consider,  discuss  and  approve  the  various  interventions  under  the  schemes prepared by the States and UTs based on their requirements and priority areas under various schemes including the interventions aimed at ensuring that the students from disadvantaged groups are brought into the education fold.