1.17MN KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL: EDU MINISTER IN LS
Hindustan Times Ludhiana|December 10, 2024
Around 1.17 million children across India have been identified as those not enrolled in primary, secondary and senior secondary education, or Out of School Children (OoSC), for the year 2024-25, the Union government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

NEW DELHI:

In a written response to a query from Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmaker Sribharat Mathukumilli, who sought state-wise data on students not enrolled in schools, Union minister of state for education Jayant Chaudhary said that Uttar Pradesh accounted for the maximum 784,228 OoSC, of the total 1,170,404 children who remain out of school.

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