Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Re-enrolment of the School-age Children
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 160

## ANSWERED ON 21/07/2025

## Re-enrolment of the School-age Children

160. Shri P V Midhun Reddy: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  any  targeted  interventions  have  been  planned  to  re-enroll  the  46,138 school-age children in Andhra Pradesh who remain out of school as per recent reports; (b) whether the Government has evaluated the role of emerging technologies-such as AI-based platforms-in enabling early identification of potential dropouts, if so, the details thereof; and

- (c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  under  Samagra  Shiksha  Abhiyan  for  dropout mitigation, district-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a): Children above six years of age, who have not been admitted in any school or though admitted could not complete their elementary education, are identified as Out of School Children (OoSC), to enrol them to age-appropriate class of regular schools. To ensure that such OoSC admitted to regular schools are integrated into the school system, special training is provided in the form residential or non-residential courses, as  needed.  Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Samagra  Shiksha',  financial assistance, upto Rs.6000 per child per year for non-residential training and upto Rs. 20000  per  child  per  year  for  residential  training,  is  provided  to  States  /  UTs.  At Secondary level, for OoSC in 16-19 years age group and belonging to Socially &

Economically  Disadvantaged  Groups  (SEDG),  financial  assistance  is  available  to continue  education  through  Open/Distance  Learning  mode,  if  it  is  not  possible  to mainstream them into formal school. Financial assistance upto Rs. 2000/- per child per grade per annum is provided for completing education through the Open School System  at  Secondary/  Senior  Secondary  stage  for  registration,  accessing  course material and certification.

The  State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh has identified 47,543 OoSC for the 2025-26 Academic Year. Out of these 47543 OoSC, 8882 children have been enrolled into regular schools / hostels, 2833 children have been identified for non-residential special training, 11842 children have been identified for residential special training, and  23986  children  have  been  identified  for  the  provision  of  course  material  and certification under the Open School system.

(b): Technology based initiatives have been taken up to monitor and improve student retention. As per information received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, a  data  driven,  multi-departmental  approach  has  been  adopted  to  ensure  that  all children aged 5-18 are enrolled and retained in the education system. Through API based integration, data from various departments is analyzed to accurately identify Out of School Children. For instance, integration of data from Anganwadi centres helps in identifying children who are never enrolled, especially in early age groups. Field level functionaries use real-time dashboards for follow-up and need based interventions.

(c):  As  per  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh, District-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  for  Out  of  School Children, are given in Annexure-I .

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 160 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025 REGARDING RE-ENROLMENT OF THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

## District-wise details of funds allocated under Samagra Shiksha for OoSC

| Name of the District   | Direct Enrolment (Number of Children)   | Non- Residential Training   | Non- Residential Training       | Residential Training   | Residential Training            | Open schooling system   | Open schooling system           |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Name of the District   | Direct Enrolment (Number of Children)   | Number of Children          | Funds Allocation in Lakh Rupees | Number of Children     | Funds Allocation in Lakh Rupees | Number of Children      | Funds Allocation in Lakh Rupees |
| Anakapalli             | 115                                     | 98                          | 3.12                            | 100                    | 10.00                           | 505                     | 10.10                           |
| Anantapur              | 289                                     | 118                         | 1.77                            | 51                     | 2.55                            | 1265                    | 25.30                           |
| Annamayya              | 540                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 808                     | 16.16                           |
| ASR                    | 1501                                    | 1370                        | 61.65                           | 0                      | 0.00                            | 863                     | 17.26                           |
| Bapatla                | 294                                     | 10                          | 0.15                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 670                     | 13.40                           |
| Chittoor               | 156                                     | 32                          | 0.48                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 980                     | 19.60                           |
| East Godavari          | 411                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 1610                    | 32.20                           |
| Eluru                  | 125                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 252                     | 5.04                            |
| Guntur                 | 456                                     | 13                          | 0.20                            | 1400                   | 140.00                          | 691                     | 13.82                           |
| Kadapa                 | 649                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 2677                    | 53.54                           |
| Kakinada               | 197                                     | 153                         | 4.59                            | 445                    | 44.50                           | 1831                    | 36.62                           |
| Konaseema              | 99                                      | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 1588                    | 31.76                           |
| Krishna                | 152                                     | 89                          | 2.67                            | 2150                   | 215.00                          | 826                     | 16.52                           |
| Kurnool                | 287                                     | 422                         | 12.66                           | 4003                   | 400.30                          | 831                     | 16.62                           |
| PVP Manyam             | 153                                     | 2                           | 0.06                            | 1                      | 0.10                            | 190                     | 3.80                            |
| Nandyal                | 219                                     | 20                          | 0.30                            | 100                    | 5.00                            | 390                     | 7.80                            |
| SPSR Nellore           | 343                                     | 360                         | 10.80                           | 1120                   | 112.00                          | 1248                    | 24.96                           |
| NTR                    | 92                                      | 0                           | 0.00                            | 1866                   | 186.60                          | 923                     | 18.46                           |
| Palnadu                | 314                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 262                    | 13.10                           | 985                     | 19.70                           |
| Prakasam               | 205                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 344                    | 34.40                           | 1698                    | 33.96                           |
| Sri Satyasai           | 79                                      | 29                          | 0.44                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 537                     | 10.74                           |
| Srikakulam             | 458                                     | 26                          | 0.78                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 320                     | 6.40                            |
| Tirupathi              | 145                                     | 85                          | 1.50                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 982                     | 19.64                           |
| Visakhapatnam          | 1107                                    | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 353                     | 7.06                            |
| Vizianagaram           | 324                                     | 6                           | 0.21                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 485                     | 9.70                            |
| West Godavari          | 172                                     | 0                           | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                            | 478                     | 9.56                            |
| Total                  | 8882                                    | 2833                        | 101.37                          | 11842                  | 1163.55                         | 23986                   | 479.72                          |

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