Karnataka intensifies survey to get children back to school
As per the survey, 64,003 children dropped out of school for the 2022–23 academic year due to which the education department decided to conduct an extensive survey till January 5.
The education department of Karnataka has intensified its survey of children dropped out of school and those who never went to the school, The Times of India reported. As per the survey, 64,003 children dropped out of school for the 2022–23 academic year due to which the department decided to conduct an extensive survey till January 5.
All necessary steps will be taken regarding activities to be carried out in the district, taluk cluster, school, and residential areas to increase student enrolment.
eams formed to find out children who left school before COVID
The district has found 375 children who never went to any school and 216 children who took transfer certificates before the COVID-19 pandemic and did not get admission in any school in the district. The department has formed teams to find out about these children.
A source said the Samagra Shikshan Karnataka’s yojana director asked for the survey. When a survey was conducted in the Nelamangala taluk of Bengaluru rural district, officials found a huge discrepancy between the number and details of children in the records with schools and the information on the departmental website SATS.
According to the SATS statistics, more children were found to be out of school. The intention of the survey, which started on December 28, is to get children back to school, the report added.
The state education department will get a clearer picture about the children, said Samagar Shikshan Karnataka assistant project coordinator and nodal officer Prakash Bhutali.
300 children not enrolled in any school
He said that headmasters and officials had visited many places surrounding the school areas, industrial areas and other major places. “Till now, we have found 300 children not enrolled in any school. The list will be sent to the state government. Finally, the overall list will be sent to the HRD ministry,” he said.
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