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Dropout rate has reduced; increased enrolment of girls, SC, ST, OBC students in higher education: President

She noted that the education of children in families having 'pucca' houses has improved and has resulted in a decline in the dropout rates.

ByPTI

Published Jan 31, 2024 | 5:46 PM ⚊UpdatedJan 31, 2024 | 5:46 PM

President Droupadi Murmu speaking at the Kudumbashree event in Thiruvananthapuram. (Screengrab)

The dropout rate in the country has reduced due to efforts of the government while the enrolment of girls in higher education has increased, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday, 31 January.

Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget session, she said enrolment of Scheduled Caste (SC) students has increased by about 44 percent, that of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students by more than 65 percent and that of Other Backward Class (OBC) by more than 44 percent.

‘Dropout rate in the country has reduced’

“The dropout rate in the country has reduced due to the efforts of my government. The enrolment of girls in higher education has increased. Enrolment of Scheduled Caste students has increased by about 44 percent, that of Scheduled Tribe students by more than 65 percent and that of OBC by more than 44 percent,” Murmu said.

She noted that the education of children in families having ‘pucca’ houses has improved and has resulted in a decline in the dropout rates.

“My government is continuously taking new initiatives for the education and skill development of India’s youth. For this, a new National Education Policy was framed and is being implemented rapidly. In the National Education Policy, emphasis has been laid on education in mother tongue and Indian languages. Teaching of subjects like engineering, medical, law has been started in Indian languages,” the president said.

“To provide quality education to school students, my government is working on more than 14,000 ‘PM Shri Vidyalayas’. Out of these, more than 6000 schools have started functioning,” she added.

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