Hubballi: Surveys conducted by grassroots research and advocacy movements have found that students who lose classes have been reduced from two months to one day or lower due to free bicycle distribution for class VIII students in the state.
The survey, which was assigned by the Karnataka evaluation authority, also revealed that 45% bicycles were used by student family members.
“Less than half of beneficiaries, overall, bring bikes to school regularly.
Use of ordinary bicycles even less among girls.
Road conditions, houses are near the school, often damage to cycles and homes that are too far away are some reasons for Non-use.
Statistical tests show that road conditions have a significant effect on regular bicycle use, “surveys, carried out in eight districts, found.
Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Uttar Kannada and Batawayavavi from North Karnataka are among the districts surveyed.
This survey also shows that only 13% of recipients receive cycles in the first two months — June and July — academic year.
“The current date for procurement, evaluation of suppliers and selection of suppliers is not quite early to ensure timely supply of cycles to students, because it takes 90-120 days for suppliers to provide other cycles and processes such as quality checks at various levels and assembly,” Surveys found.
The survey also shows that poor quality bikes.
“More than 40% of students report that part of the cycle is missing in a newly accepted bicycle and must add parts such as bell or seat cover.
The quality of the bike looks worsened the year in the year after receipt.
While the 8% bicycle was damaged when it was accepted (clearly visible from Recipient’s survey response), one year old cycle and 33% of two-year-old cycles are examined through damaged observations General from the used cycle.
According to parents, bicycles become unusable when students reach class X, “said the survey.
Findings Box Findings: * About 72% of the total recipients surveyed (around 74.1% of women & 69.8% of men) say they face difficulties riding bicycles because of the difficult terrain and sometimes bad roads.
According to 18 percent of respondents, the streets between home and school they were filled with holes.
* About 46.2% of respondents carry bicycles regularly to school.
17.9% said the cycle was often broken so they did not take them to school regularly.
On average, individuals need to spend around 100 rupees a month to run the cycle.
* After receiving a bicycle, 49% of respondents prefer to use it.
* There is a significant increase in the overall level of confidence after receiving a bicycle.
About 90% of respondents were found happily all the time by 32% of boys and 20% of girls showed self-confidence in the way to places besides their school alone.
* About 72% of the principal surveyed said they had formed the inspection / inspection committee of school quality.
Members of the inspection / examination committee of school and district quality were quoted as saying that they did not undergo technical training mandated to carry out quality checks.