GURUGRAM: A government survey conducted in January this year has found 17,500 children in the age group of seven to 14 years out of school. Officials said most of them had dropped out during the pandemic.
These students are in addition to the 29,000 children who were found out of school during a survey conducted in August last year.
These 17,500 children will now be brought back to schools after six months of training to bridge the learning gap in the last two years.
The data is compiled by the Department of Education and Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojana Parishad (HSPPP), which conducted the survey.
“Last year, the survey was delayed due to school closures. But this time, we want to implement it on time. Directed our resource centers and education volunteers in every district to start admission outside the newly identified school Children will be brought back in mainstream after 6-7 months of bridge course.” J GanesanDirector (Secondary Education).
In addition to 17,500 out-of-school children in the age group of seven to 14 years, 4,000 children in the age group of 5-6 years were included as part of the survey. These students will be given direct admission in class 1 of government schools without any basic training. The government is exploring options for open schooling for 7,500 students in the 15-19 age group.
“Before the start of the new academic session, we have been instructed to initiate the process of mainstreaming at least those students who were found out of school. We have identified over 17,500 students in our latest survey. They will need special training before bringing them into the mainstream. We are in the process of directly enrolling over 4,000 students in the age group of 5-6 years in nearby government schools,” said a senior HSSPP official.
In the last survey conducted in August last year, HSSPP had identified over 29,000 out-of-school children.
Officials claimed that more than 25,000 of them are being included in the mainstream. “We are in the process of mainstreaming more than 25,000 students who were identified last year. We will get them admitted in schools by March 31. And those who were surveyed in January this year will be getting training from April itself. But we need to get the funds on time,” the official said.
Most of these students are children of migrant laborers who had returned to their villages due to lack of work during the lockdown.
Those who chose to stay back could not buy smartphones or laptops so that their children could attend online classes. So the students were thrown out of the schools.
13 of them ArpitaWho had to drop out of class 5 in 2020. For two years, she was out of school and engaged in household chores to help her mother, who works as a domestic worker in Sector 29. “I wanted to study but I could read.” Didn’t get admission because my father didn’t have the documents. He didn’t even have a smartphone or a laptop. So, I couldn’t attend classes anyway,” said Arpita, who hopes to resume education soon.
These students are in addition to the 29,000 children who were found out of school during a survey conducted in August last year.
These 17,500 children will now be brought back to schools after six months of training to bridge the learning gap in the last two years.
The data is compiled by the Department of Education and Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojana Parishad (HSPPP), which conducted the survey.
“Last year, the survey was delayed due to school closures. But this time, we want to implement it on time. Directed our resource centers and education volunteers in every district to start admission outside the newly identified school Children will be brought back in mainstream after 6-7 months of bridge course.” J GanesanDirector (Secondary Education).
In addition to 17,500 out-of-school children in the age group of seven to 14 years, 4,000 children in the age group of 5-6 years were included as part of the survey. These students will be given direct admission in class 1 of government schools without any basic training. The government is exploring options for open schooling for 7,500 students in the 15-19 age group.
“Before the start of the new academic session, we have been instructed to initiate the process of mainstreaming at least those students who were found out of school. We have identified over 17,500 students in our latest survey. They will need special training before bringing them into the mainstream. We are in the process of directly enrolling over 4,000 students in the age group of 5-6 years in nearby government schools,” said a senior HSSPP official.
In the last survey conducted in August last year, HSSPP had identified over 29,000 out-of-school children.
Officials claimed that more than 25,000 of them are being included in the mainstream. “We are in the process of mainstreaming more than 25,000 students who were identified last year. We will get them admitted in schools by March 31. And those who were surveyed in January this year will be getting training from April itself. But we need to get the funds on time,” the official said.
Most of these students are children of migrant laborers who had returned to their villages due to lack of work during the lockdown.
Those who chose to stay back could not buy smartphones or laptops so that their children could attend online classes. So the students were thrown out of the schools.
13 of them ArpitaWho had to drop out of class 5 in 2020. For two years, she was out of school and engaged in household chores to help her mother, who works as a domestic worker in Sector 29. “I wanted to study but I could read.” Didn’t get admission because my father didn’t have the documents. He didn’t even have a smartphone or a laptop. So, I couldn’t attend classes anyway,” said Arpita, who hopes to resume education soon.