-Hindustan Times Overall, the enrolment of students in classes from pre-primary to higher secondary dipped by 77,585, showed the report released on Wednesday Close to four million students shifted to government-run schools in the 2020-21 academic year, according to a new ministry of education report, which captures how the pandemic affected learning and access to learning during a period when classes went virtual and millions of parents are believed to have lost...
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Kendriya Vidyalayas raise entry age of students to six, parents protest -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph A KVS official said the change in the admission criterion for Class I had been implemented to match the NEP guidelines New Delhi: The central government-run Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has changed the age criterion for admission to Class I from five-plus to six-plus from the coming academic session, raising the prospect of thousands of students missing out on the opportunity of receiving quality and affordable education. The change in policy...
More »Fewer kids enrolled in schools at pre-primary, Class 1 levels during pandemic, govt data shows -Kritika Sharma
-ThePrint.in Enrolment of students at pre-primary level, class 1 down by 29.1 lakh and 18.8 lakh respectively in 2020-21 from 2019-20, but dropout rate at primary & secondary levels has reduced. New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting school closures have impacted the enrolment of students at the pre-primary (nursery, KG) and Class 1 level, data released by the Ministry of Education shows. However, the overall dropout rate at primary and...
More »Vaccine not mandatory, Centre tells Supreme Court -R Balaji
-The Telegraph The bench asked additional solicitor-general to give details to rebut allegations that jabs were being administered forcibly to people, including school kids Covid-19 vaccines are not mandatory, not even for children, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai, however, asked additional solicitor-general Aishwarya Bhati to come out with details to rebut allegations that vaccines were being administered forcibly to people,...
More »Second Hunger Watch Survey shows high level of food insecurity among the poor & vulnerable people of 14 states
-Press release by the Right to Food Campaign Secretariat dated February 23, 2022 * 66 percent respondents said that their income has decreased compared to the pre-pandemic period * 80 percent reported some form of food insecurity, 25 percent reported severe food insecurity * 41 percent said that nutritional quality of their diet deteriorated compared to the pre-pandemic period * 67 percent could not afford cooking gas in the month preceding the survey. * 45...
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