Lok Sabha Question No. 170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Drop in Enrollment Rate in Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Prof. Sougata Ray, Dr. Rani Srikumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-170

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## Drop in Enrollment Rate in Schools

170. Dr. Rani Srikumar: Prof. Sougata Ray:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  decline  in  enrollment  rate  of  students  in  school  as  per Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report;
- (b) the number of children enrolled in schools across the country during the last 10 years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c) the ratio of enrollment of girls and boys in the country during the last 10 years, year-wise and Statewise;
- (d) the ratio of the boys and girls drop-outs from school in the country during the last ten years, yearwise and State-wise;
- (e) the reasons for the drastic fall in enrollment of children in school;
- (f) whether the school drop-out rate is going worse in some States; and
- (g) whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (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  UDISE+, State/UT-wise Gross Enrolment Ratio from the year 2020-21 to 2023-24 are available at Annexure-I at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.
- (b) : As per UDISE+, State/UT-wise number of children enrolled in schools across the country from the year 2014-15 to 2023-24 are available at Annexure-II at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.
- (c) : Gender Parity Index (GPI) is the ratio of GER of girls to boys. As per UDISE+, State/UT-wise GPI from the year 2014-15 to 2023-24 are available at Annexure-III at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.
- (d) :  As per UDISE+, State/UT-wise ratio of boys and girls drop-outs from school in the country from the year 2014-15 to 2023-24 are available at Annexure-IV at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.
- (e) to (g): UDISE+ Data Capture Format (DCF) has been aligned with NEP 2020, with effect from 202223  to  collect  individual  student  wise  data  and  to  create  student's  registry  for  maintain  dropout  and learning outcome.

Further, Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the domain of respective State and UT Governments. Central Government assist States and UTs through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha. Financial assistance is also provided to the States and UTs for various activities to reduce dropout in Govt. schools, which include opening/strengthening of new schools up to senior secondary level, strengthening school infrastructure, setting up, up gradation and running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBV)  upto  class  12,  setting  up  of  residential schools/hostel named Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas, transport allowance, undertaking enrolment drives, seasonal hostels/residential camps, provision of vocational education and ICT facilities in schools, providing free text books and free uniform, transport/escort facility, etc, financial assistance is also provided for aids and appliances for children with special needs.

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