GUWAHATI, April 27 � There has been considerable progress in the educational indicators of Assam, as per the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE). This was stated by Union Minister for Human Resources Development Smriti Irani in the Rajya Sabha today.
She was replying to a question by Bhubaneswar Kalita on the issue.
The Union Minister said that the net enrolment ratio and gross enrolment ratio at upper primary level and retention rate at primary level, transition rate and pupil-teacher ratio have improved respectively from 70.22, 83.58, 51.55, 88.35 and 23 in 2008-10 to 76.49, 93.13, 76.09, 93.15 and 20 during 2013-14. The dropout rate at the primary level has also come down to 6.24 per cent in 2013-14 from 8.60 per cent in 2009-10, she said.
Since the inception of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) mission, 11,015 primary schools, 1,192 upper primary schools, 70,087 additional classrooms, 788 drinking water facilities, 12,866 boys toilets and 41,486 girls� toilets were sanctioned to SSA, Assam. Of these, 10,781 primary schools, 1,170 upper primary schools, 64,790 additional classrooms, 788 drinking water facilities, 2,452 boys� toilets and 34,998 girls� toilets were constructed up to December 31, 2014.
Assam has been sanctioned 48,808 posts of teachers under the SSA. The Government of India has released its Central share of Rs 106921.15 lakh, Rs 130881.60 lakh, Rs 131820.73 lakh and Rs 83375.19 lakh under the SSA during 2011-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 (as on February 12, 2015) to Assam, the Union Minister said.
The Central government has introduced several measures through the SSA to improve the quality of elementary education in all States, including Assam, the Union Minister said.
