COIMBATORE: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) annual report (2014) concluded that the enrolment of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in primary level (I-V) has come down in the past three years in the country.
The report was prepared by the Ministry based on U-DISE report and national census survey reports. Even though the enrolment of SC and ST students has been increasing at a steady phase since 1980s, there is a sudden dip in the numbers now.
The total number of enrolment of SC students was 2.87 crore during the academic year 2011-12.
But this number has come down to 2.61 crore last academic year (2013-14) at an annual rate of close to three per cent.
Similarly, 1.53 crore ST students were enrolled in various schools across India in 2011-12, but during 2013-14 period, it was reported to be around 1.45 crore.
COIMBATORE:The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) annual report (2014) concluded that the enrolment of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in primary level (I-V) has come down in the past three years in the country.
The report was prepared by the Ministry based on U-DISE report and national census survey reports. Even though the enrolment of SC and ST students has been increasing at a steady phase since 1980s, there is a sudden dip in the numbers now.
The total number of enrolment of SC students was 2.87 crore during the academic year 2011-12.
But this number has come down to 2.61 crore last academic year (2013-14) at an annual rate of close to three per cent.
Similarly, 1.53 crore ST students were enrolled in various schools across India in 2011-12, but during 2013-14 period, it was reported to be around 1.45 crore.