Lok Sabha Question No. 1719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Increase in Drop-out Student from Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1719

ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## Increase in Drop-out Student from Schools

† 1719. Shri Hanuman Beniwal:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the report of UDISE, lakhs of school students have dropped out of schools during the year 2023-24;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  increase  in  the  number  of  drop-out  students  during  the  year  2023-24  as compared to the year 2022-23;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study on the reasons for students dropping out of school despite the provisions of free education and RTE is placed in the school and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the efforts made by the Government to increase enrolment in schools and reduce the drop-out rates during the last five years; and
- (e) the details of the amount spent by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c):  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.  Based  on  the recommendations  of  National  Education  Policy  2020  (NEP  2020),  w.e.f  2022-23  UDISE+  has  been revitalized, to capture individual student wise data and created student's registry with unique number for tracking and monitoring student's dropout and monitoring learning outcomes by the States/UTs.  As per UDISE+,  number  of  students  recorded  for  the  year  2022-23  and  2023-24  is  25,17,91,722  and 24,80,45,828 respectively.

(d) and (e): 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 and increase enrolment in Government 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/hostels  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.

Further, under Samagra Shiksha expenditure including state share as per PFMS till now for the year 2024-25 is Rs. 4070051.73 lakhs.

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