The number of students enrolled in Delhi schools up to senior secondary increased to 44.31 lakh in 2015-16 compared to 44.13 lakh in 2014-15 fiscal, according to the Delhi Statistical Hand Book-2016 released on Thursday.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia released the 379-page handbook. The total number of schools in Delhi was 5,796 in 2015-16 while in 2013-14 and 2014-15, the total number of schools was 5,453 and 5,798 respectively.
"Around 44.31 lakh children were enrolled at different levels during 2015-16 in these schools as compared to 44.13 lakh during 2014-15.
"Out of 44.31 lakh enrolled students up to senior secondary school level, 23.56 lakh were boys and 20.75 lakh were girl students," the report said.
While in 2014-15, out of the total number of enrolled students up to senior secondary school level, 23.52 lakh were boys and 20.60 lakh girls, it said.
Out of 18.87 lakh enrolled students up to primary school level in 2015-16, 10.07 lakh were boys and 8.8 lakh were girls. Out of 18.75 lakh, enrolled students up to primary school level, 10.02 lakh were boys and 8.73 lakh were girl students in the year 2014-15.
The handbook prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics contained data relating to various socio-economic parameters in 23 broad chapters.
Deputy Chief Minister said the per capita income of Delhi is Rs 28,0142 during 2015-16. "It has increased by Rs 28,131 in comparison to 2014-15. The per capita income at national level is found to be Rs 93,293 during 2015-16."
The average number of beneficiaries of old-age pension increased to 4.08 lakh in 2015-16 compared to the corresponding figure in 2014-15 fiscal.
The total number of new vehicles registered in Delhi also increased from 5.34 lakh in 2014-15 to 8.77 lakh in 2015-16.
The number of mobile phones in Delhi as on December'2015 were 4.79 crore as compared to 4.54 crore in December'2014. The landline phones have also increased from 31.23 lakh in December 2014 to 31.57 lakh in December 2015.
The total number of consumers of electricity increased from 50.44 lakh in 2014-15 to 52.63 lakh in 2015-16. "Out of total electricity consumers, 42.89 lakh were domestic, 8.71 lakh commercial and 52,308 industrial. The consumption of electricity decreased from 24477 million units in 2014-15 to 24037 million units in 2015-16," said a statement.
The water consumption also increased from 14,085 lakh kilo litres in 2014-15 to 14914 lakh kilo litres in 2015-16. The per capita consumption of water in Delhi is 48 gallons per day.
Under ladli scheme, 1.74 lakh girls got financial benefits during 2015-16. Financial Assistance and unemployment allowance was given to 65,070 disabled persons during 2015-16.