Lok Sabha Question No. 1325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: School Enrolment
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Rakesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## School Enrolment

1325. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  number  of  children  enrolled  in  school  in  urban  and  rural  areas  of  the country has decreased due to the Covid-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof, State-
- wise; (b)  the  studies/  surveys  done  by  the  Government  and  reports  prepared/  action  taken thereon; (c) whether the educational level of the children has deteriorated in the last and the current year; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) whether the Government is contemplating taking corrective steps in this regard keeping
- in view the future of the children?

## ANSWER

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

(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  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+),  the school enrolment for rural and urban areas in last two years, State- wise are at Annexure. (b) to (d): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools

- are  under  the  domain  of  respective  State  and  UT  Government.  During  COVID-19

Pandemic, Ministry of Education has held several consultations with the States and UTs to assess the various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample survey was conducted in the  month  of  July,  2020  for  schools  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS),  and Navodaya Vidayalya Samiti (NVS) by the Department. Subsequently, further surveys were conducted  in  early  2021  regarding  availability  of  various  forms  of  digital  devices  with children.  NVS  has  reported  92.95%  and  KVS  has  reported  more  than  98%  of  students having full or partial access to some digital device.

The National Achievement Survey (NAS) was held on November 12, 2021 across India to assess the learning outcomes of students and schools across grades 3, 5, 8 and 10.

(e): To provide uninterrupted schooling, Government has initiated various steps including online  classes  at  the  schools  by  employing  various  digital  tools  in  the  form  of  DIKSHA portal (https://diksha.gov.in/), SWAYAM Portal (swayam.gov.in), e-Pathshala (https://epathshala.nic.in/), NROER (National Repository of Open Educational Resources) portal (https://nroer.gov.in/welcome). Further, learning programmes have also been started in  the  form of offline learning tools in the form of SWAYAM Prabha, DD Channel, radio, community radio and CBSE podcasts, toll free numbers, missed call, SMS based requests for audio content, localized radio content for edutainment etc. Other steps taken by all the states are shown in this report - India Report Digital Education June 2020

https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/India\_Report\_Digital\_Education\_ 0.pdf

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1325  TO  BE  ANSWRED  ON  06.12.2021  ASKED  BY  HONB'LE  MP SHRIMATI  VANGA  GEETHA  VISWANATH,  SHRI  KOTHA  PRABHAKAR  REDDY  AND SHRI RAKESH SINGH REGARDING 'School Enrolment '.

## School Enrolment for the year 2019-20

| States/UTs                | Primary (I-V)    | Primary (I-V)    | Upper Primary (VI-VIII)   | Upper Primary (VI-VIII)   | Secondary (IX-X)   | Secondary (IX-X)   | Higher Secondary (XI-XII)   | Higher Secondary (XI-XII)   |
|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| States/UTs                | Rural            | Urban            | Rural                     | Urban                     | Rural              | Urban              | Rural                       | Urban                       |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 17287            | 12319            | 10679                     | 7490                      | 7555               | 5282               | 3897                        | 3618                        |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 2518636          | 1255831          | 1374153                   | 757950                    | 856979             | 479720             | 389309                      | 504355                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 120301           | 50338            | 55722                     | 30537                     | 21970              | 21058              | 6687                        | 16182                       |
| Assam                     | 3315033          | 361672           | 1671983                   | 243268                    | 845093             | 158192             | 270748                      | 149909                      |
| Bihar                     | 11716290         | 1358903          | 5946203                   | 752315                    | 2612694            | 611642             | 1170525                     | 506918                      |
| Chandigarh                | 11564            | 82143            | 7018                      | 58056                     | 3466               | 37064              | 2409                        | 36569                       |
| Chhattisgarh              | 2069854          | 581630           | 1131694                   | 349687                    | 683912             | 259896             | 400227                      | 200303                      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 30157            | 12966            | 12485                     | 7152                      | 9271               | 4824               | 4558                        | 3768                        |
| Daman & Diu               | 12394            | 7148             | 6439                      | 4173                      | 3605               | 2827               | 1531                        | 2388                        |
| Delhi                     | 44295            | 1767428          | 20901                     | 1118659                   | 13596              | 713158             | 9846                        | 492734                      |
| Goa                       | 76648            | 47735            | 43810                     | 28185                     | 29539              | 19082              | 22096                       | 15123                       |
| Gujarat                   | 3549378          | 1979744          | 1946944                   | 1138113                   | 1060915            | 765650             | 498890                      | 541973                      |
| Haryana                   | 1560912          | 1025561          | 882725                    | 576712                    | 598493             | 360750             | 376163                      | 272676                      |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 496343           | 80185            | 288000                    | 49738                     | 206053             | 37246              | 161653                      | 40251                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 852499           | 242352           | 437858                    | 135231                    | 234499             | 94129              | 111487                      | 99241                       |
| Jharkhand                 | 3269771          | 616390           | 1609795                   | 377113                    | 732078             | 233453             | 369427                      | 281110                      |
| Karnataka                 | 3116422          | 2327855          | 1760857                   | 1366940                   | 974238             | 862654             | 351815                      | 784104                      |
| Kerala                    | 1865410          | 618146           | 1093030                   | 393614                    | 724415             | 279788             | 612274                      | 255934                      |
| Ladakh                    | 16305            | 6588             | 8413                      | 3567                      | 4792               | 2364               | 3165                        | 1701                        |
| Lakshadweep               | 3682             | 1442             | 1730                      | 789                       | 1237               | 540                | 1444                        | 545                         |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 5276872          | 2337853          | 2935600                   | 1360533                   | 1452645            | 955410             | 682463                      | 778721                      |
| Maharashtra               | 5340827          | 4504681          | 3002876                   | 2845158                   | 1912448            | 1792558            | 1222409                     | 1553668                     |
| Manipur                   | 262290           | 71565            | 116976                    | 38868                     | 64819              | 23864              | 40470                       | 25411                       |
| Meghalaya                 | 470062           | 62205            | 194744                    | 43403                     | 88697              | 27354              | 26468                       | 33770                       |
| Mizoram                   | 76129            | 59383            | 33816                     | 34213                     | 16243              | 25356              | 3976                        | 20982                       |
| Nagaland                  | 114854           | 71470            | 54156                     | 44996                     | 26702              | 28735              | 8678                        | 24076                       |
| Odisha                    | 3022685          | 556134           | 1756361                   | 329703                    | 1047633            | 204881             | 502485                      | 267012                      |
| Puducherry                | 46613            | 54944            | 27444                     | 35216                     | 17715              | 23504              | 13268                       | 21564                       |
| Punjab                    | 1392179          | 971911           | 859233                    | 568305                    | 593250             | 384307             | 369010                      | 337670                      |
| Rajasthan                 | 6328713          | 1909911          | 3061849                   | 1015575                   | 1914387            | 701061             | 1175589                     | 668583                      |
| Sikkim                    | 37270            | 11379            | 26062                     | 6738                      | 20539              | 5558               | 11041                       | 4063                        |
| Tamilnadu                 | 2914901          | 2297979          | 1642754                   | 1495409                   | 991589             | 1034696            | 728861                      | 951634                      |
| Telangana                 | 1317481          | 1792673          | 722012                    | 1002048                   | 469842             | 622197             | 178699                      | 560523                      |
| Tripura                   | 269069           |                  |                           |                           |                    |                    |                             |                             |
|                           |                  | 59521            | 151826                    | 39991                     | 94305              | 28650              | 35165                       | 24605                       |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 20083672         | 3627267          | 9091940                   | 1886055                   | 4823317            | 1309875            | 3389621                     | 1150312                     |
| Uttarakhand               | 785571           | 276860           | 432533                    | 159256                    | 276161             | 107776             | 211668                      | 90045                       |
| West Bengal All India     | 6813809 89216178 | 1368413 32470525 | 3321909 45742530          | 826101 19130857           | 2212446 25647138   | 592194 12817295    | 1356330 14724352            | 500767 11222808             |

Source:-Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20

## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1325  TO  BE  ANSWRED  ON  06.12.2021  ASKED  BY  HONB'LE  MP SHRIMATI  VANGA  GEETHA  VISWANATH,  SHRI  KOTHA  PRABHAKAR  REDDY  AND SHRI RAKESH SINGH REGARDING 'School Enrolment '.

## School Enrolment for the year 2018-19

| States/UTs                | Primary (I-V)   | Primary (I-V)   | Upper Primary (VI- VIII)   | Upper Primary (VI- VIII)   | Secondary (IX-X)   | Secondary (IX-X)   | Higher Secondary (XI-XII)   | Higher Secondary (XI-XII)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| States/UTs                | Rural           | Urban           | Rural                      | Urban                      | Rural              | Urban              | Rural                       | Urban                       |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 17540           | 12295           | 10898                      | 7359                       | 6861               | 5011               | 5010                        | 4021                        |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 2443424         | 1168699         | 1365716                    | 728606                     | 863302             | 473324             | 387144                      | 431684                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 123865          | 45569           | 59803                      | 27919                      | 25923              | 21734              | 8930                        | 15695                       |
| Assam                     | 3314661         | 355072          | 1616484                    | 235298                     | 832109             | 156028             | 267695                      | 153092                      |
| Bihar                     | 11816390        | 1279307         | 5941132                    | 695839                     | 2574957            | 586121             | 1002491                     | 419872                      |
| Chandigarh                | 11689           | 82512           | 7002                       | 58453                      | 3878               | 37955              | 2522                        | 38359                       |
| Chhattisgarh              | 2079310         | 556971          | 1174277                    | 343045                     | 690081             | 256346             | 387266                      | 191885                      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 28641           | 12847           | 12720                      | 7042                       | 8907               | 4654               | 3978                        | 3506                        |
| Daman & Diu               | 12007           | 7072            | 6275                       | 4123                       | 3498               | 2822               | 1362                        | 2291                        |
| Delhi                     | 43665           | 1759835         | 20479                      | 1102959                    | 13204              | 717828             | 9823                        | 476450                      |
| Goa                       | 76267           | 47615           | 43543                      | 28414                      | 29103              | 19069              | 22431                       | 15703                       |
| Gujarat                   | 3482849         | 1935635         | 2087871                    | 1168937                    | 1044752            | 761844             | 484269                      | 515195                      |
| Haryana                   | 1546554         | 999975          | 894511                     | 562006                     | 609322             | 358245             | 337814                      | 255750                      |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 502274          | 78405           | 292295                     | 48643                      | 215057             | 37074              | 160812                      | 39575                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 871755          | 234718          | 448491                     | 131810                     | 237446             | 92384              | 127950                      | 108146                      |
| Jharkhand                 | 3404002         | 624869          | 1622042                    | 371514                     | 743019             | 224590             | 359272                      | 259486                      |
| Karnataka                 | 3170762         | 2331741         | 1730109                    | 1342108                    | 948369             | 851896             | 319805                      | 659185                      |
| Kerala                    | 1857587         | 606712          | 1095763                    | 387880                     | 741600             | 278676             | 607073                      | 241255                      |
| Lakshadweep               | 3471            | 1363            | 1726                       | 788                        | 1441               | 681                | 1582                        | 623                         |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 5293027         | 2271073         | 2901465                    | 1329857                    | 1513821            | 974866             | 650467                      | 776449                      |
| Maharashtra               | 5432371         | 4488981         | 3035655                    | 2791045                    | 1950034            | 1773179            | 1292569                     | 1592199                     |
| Manipur                   | 264621          | 69721           | 117129                     | 38444                      | 62669              | 22312              | 38648                       | 24947                       |
| Meghalaya                 | 458593          | 61556           | 189249                     | 42419                      | 83809              | 27541              | 24799                       | 33495                       |
| Mizoram                   | 78129           | 59023           | 33919                      | 32537                      | 16137              | 25061              | 3578                        | 20800                       |
| Nagaland                  | 114535          | 72806           | 53721                      | 46394                      | 26082              | 29864              | 8249                        | 24650                       |
| Odisha                    | 3068961         | 536578          | 1803358                    | 323685                     | 1089995            | 203012             | 488571                      | 588171                      |
| Puducherry                | 45573           | 56266           | 26322                      | 35097                      | 17591              | 24000              | 12288                       | 21905                       |
| Punjab                    | 1355598         | 951420          | 820966                     | 548978                     | 543775             | 356415             | 354371                      | 333167                      |
| Rajasthan                 | 6241724         | 1841724         | 3050938                    | 982637                     | 1879104            | 676011             | 1129804                     | 665620                      |
| Sikkim                    | 38029           | 11565           | 27906                      | 6934                       | 20602              | 5714               | 11775                       | 4527                        |
| Tamilnadu                 | 3071940         | 2232605         | 1701141                    | 1436122                    | 1035807            | 1016617            | 756766                      | 928359                      |
| Telangana                 | 1605776         | 1446339         | 887646                     | 796395                     | 571028             | 503306             | 248463                      | 497748                      |
| Tripura                   | 272938          | 58443           | 157612                     | 40071                      |                    | 28668              |                             | 23420                       |
|                           | 19613558        | 3173300         | 8945074                    | 1669299                    | 95867              |                    | 33740                       |                             |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 797169          | 264421          |                            |                            | 4997515            | 1207934            | 3480982                     | 1042752                     |
| Uttarakhand West Bengal   | 6724469         | 1209413         | 440084                     | 152474                     | 276203             | 102639             | 206545                      | 86077 451665                |
| All India                 | 89283724        | 30946446        | 3369716 45993038           | 748857 18273988            | 2160539 25933407   | 537743 12401164    | 1320249 14559093            | 10947724                    |

Source:-Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2018-19