-IANS NEW DELHI: Over 600,000 posts of teachers at primary level are lying vacant under the state sector and the national literacy mission, parliament was informed on Monday. "The total teachers post lying vacant at the primary level both under the state sector and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan are 6, 06, 191," human resource development Minister Smriti Irani told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. "The states recruits teachers based on their...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Raise awareness on rural sanitation, States told -Archana Jyoti
-Daily Pioneer Aware that convincing people, particularly in rural India, to build and use toilets in their homes, is a cumbersome task, the Centre has asked the State Governments to rope in various departments like education and health to raise awareness about the importance of sanitation in rural areas. The move aims to make the country open defecation free (ODF) by 2019. The Modi Government in its maiden budget 2014-15 had...
More »Rajasthan's DISE report paints a grim picture for girl students -Shoeb Khan
-The Times of India JAIPUR: The number of girls in the state's government schools is decreasing since last three years. For the 2013-14 period, in primary section, for every 100 boys, the ratio of girls enrolled is 87, said the District Information System for Education (DISE) survey. This is less than the national average of 93 girls for 100 boys. The state's performance is poorer compared to states like Bihar (98),...
More »Decrease in Drop out Rate Among Girls Students
-Press Information Bureau/ Ministry of HRD As per the District Information System for Education (DISE), the average annual drop-out rate among girl students at upper primary level has decreased to 4.01% in 2013-14 from 6.08% in 2011-12. The Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme provides for a multi-pronged approach to check drop out amongst girls through inter-alia, enhancing access to primary & upper primary schools by opening schools within one kilometer and three...
More »Number of out-of-school kids shrinks by 45% -Pavan MV
-The Times of India BANGALORE: With 1.4 million kids not attending class, India may rank fourth globally on the number of out of school children (OOSC), but Karnataka's performance on that index has improved, if figures are an indication. The state's OOSC rate has come down by around 45% in a span of eight months. What's more heartening is that fewer girls are opting to drop out of schools. A 2013-14 survey...
More »