Survey finds 640 ‘out of school students’ in PMC limits in 3 days
The first exercise to map ‘out of school students’ in the state, which started on March 1, has revealed some alarming numbers in Pune. So far, in the 82,310 households surveyed in the city, 640 children have been found to be out of the school system completely. These students, aged between 6 and 14 years, are neither enrolled in any city school nor are they attending online classes in any form.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out last year, one of the biggest concerns has been that students, especially those from economically weaker sections and migrant populations, will drop out of the education system due to the shutdown of schools and hostels. With their parents struggling to earn a livelihood, the concern is that many underage students may even be put to work to supplement family incomes.
Survey finds 640 ‘out of school students’ in PMC limits in 3 days
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