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Odisha brought 1L more kids to school in 1 year, reveals UDISE+ report
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar|January 03, 2025
At a time when the country has witnessed an overall drop in school enrolment, Odisha brought one lakh more students into formal education in the 2023-24 academic session as compared to the preceding year.
- Diana Sahu @Bhubaneswar

The Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2023-24 academic session released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) this week revealed 77.5 lakh students enrolled in 61,693 schools in Odisha against 76.4 lakh in 61,891 schools in the 2022-23. Nationally, there was a decline in students' enrolment by 37 lakhs as compared to the previous session.

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