The number of children enrolled in Government-run schools was more than their population in the 6-14 age group in Bihar’s four districts, revealed a CAG 2013 report.
The four districts are Gaya, Sitamarhi, Khagaria and Kishanganj, says the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its report, released on Tuesday. In Gaya, 8,71,428 children were found enrolled in schools, which was more than the population of children (8,58,434) in the district. Similarly, in Sitamarhi, number of children was 6,65,640 but as many as 6,67,354 were enrolled in schools.
In Khagaria, the number of children was 3,50,053 but 3,69,106 were on the school rolls. In Kishanganj, 3,43,962 children lived in the district but 3,94,897 were shown as attending school. According to the report, the school enrollment figure exceeded the actual population by 84,696 children in these four districts. The report also pointed to two percent enrollment fall during 2012-13 in comparison to the previous year, besides inflated enrolment figures.
“In many schools, presence of children was less than actually shown in the attendance register and the shortage ranged from 10 per cent to 99 per cent,” the report said.