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.