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Over 11.7L children out-of-school, most in UP: Govt to LS

As per the statistics shared by the Union Minister of State for Education, Jayant Chaudhary, over 11.70 lakh children have been identified as out-of-school in India during the first eight months of the 2024-25, with the highest numbers in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Jharkhand and Assam.

News Arena Network - New Delhi - UPDATED: December 9, 2024, 07:36 PM - 2 min read

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More than 11.70 lakh children have been identified as out-of-school across India in the first eight months of the 2024-25 financial year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

In response to a written question in the House, Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary noted that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of such children.

"The Ministry of Education's Department of School Education and Literacy maintains the PRABANDH (Project Appraisal, Budgeting, Achievements, and Data Handling System) portal, where states and union territories provide and update data on out-of-school children," Chaudhary stated.

According to the statistics shared by the minister, a total of 11,70,404 children have been identified as out-of-school.

Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number, with 7.84 lakh children, followed by Jharkhand with over 65,000 and Assam with over 63,000.

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