To ensure free and compulsory education to all the children in Uttar Pradesh, the government appointed representatives will identify minors not going to school and persuade them to go to schools.
As a part of Uttar Pradesh government’s mandatory-free education child policy-2009, government appointed representatives will reach the home of every children who are deprived of education.
As per official sources here the children between 6 to 14 years would not only be encouraged to go to schools, but all efforts will be made to get them admitted at the nearest school.
“There is a serious need to improve education standard in Government-run schools. We need to know the exact drop out rate and ensure shepherding of children to back to school,” basic education minister Ram Govind Chowdhury said.
As per annual health survey conducted with the 2010-11 Census, the dropout rate of children aged 6-17 years in the state was 10.3 per cent, he said.
Quoting the latest figures, he said the dropout rate had reduced to 8.4 per cent, and added that the government has been taking a number of initiatives to check the dropout rate.
The minister said that representatives will knock at every door in village to identify children who are not going to schools. These visits will be completed under a campaign lasting July 31, he said. later, household surveys will be done to count the number of students going to schools, he said. Under this, door-to-door survey will be undertaken by ‘Shikshamitras’ and Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) will be assigned to take surprise invigilation of the conducted surveys.
A report will be later presented to the District Magistrate in this regard.