Bengaluru: In a positive sign for Karnataka, the number of children in the age group 6-14, which was not registered at school, fell to 1.6% by 2021 from 6.2% in 2020.
However, the amount is still much higher Instead of pre.
-Covid days when only 0.7% of children came out of school.
Data from the annual status of the education report (Aser) 2021, showed 1.6% of boys and 1.7% of girls in Karnataka were not registered at school.
These figures were 6.4% and 5.9% respectively by 2020.
Nationally, there was no percentage change – in the amount (4.6%) not at school.
“While pandemics have produced some improvements in the proportion of children who are currently not registered, this is mostly for the youngest age group,” said the report.
“It is possible that many of these children are still waiting to enter and re-register when the school is fully reopened, and the situation becomes a little more normalized.
Also, younger children are easier to register and state can set the registration drive as They have in the past to get children back to school.
“Niranjanaradhya VP, Educationist, said the government must ensure all the children returned to school.
“Drive special registration must be done,” he said.
“In 2003, we had drives like ‘Prabhat Pheri’ where people made procession from school to children who were not registered to convince parents to send their children to school.” This report specifically highlights the migration of children from private schools to government schools.
The report said 8.3% of children moved to government schools in Karnataka, with a total of 77% – seventh highest among countries.
The biggest migration is at Uttar Pradesh (13.2%), Kerala (12%), Tamil Nadu (10%) and Rajasthan (9%).
The most striking increase in the lowest value.
For example, acceptance in government schools rose more than 10% of points from 2020 to 2021 among boys in grade 1 and 2.
boys are more likely to be registered in private schools than girls.
Toi has reported the trend in mid 2020.
The Ministry of Public Instruction said two surprising lakh students had moved to government schools.
However, recently, the private budget school in many rural areas claims children who have moved to government schools slowly make it back, now the class on campus has begun.
“Do government schools and teachers are equipped to deal with the entry of these students, especially after the period of closing prolonged with children back to school with a big learning deficit? When children return to school after one and a half years there are no formal instructions, learning deficits It will be much deeper and the teacher will deal with more children than they when the school is closed, “the report showed, while also raising concerns over resources in government schools.