School dropout rate reduced after Modi became CM: Amit Shah

Referring to the National Education Policy 2020, Shah said it has created a lot of opportunities for students as they can learn music or history along with science.

By: Express News Service

Ahmedabad | Updated: October 23, 2024 04:15 AM IST

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The percentage of those not enrolled fell in Gujarat between 2018 and 2022, but increased in 2024. (Express Archives)

The dropout rate among Class V students has reduced from 37% to 2% while the enrolment rate increased from 66% to 99.8% after Narendra Modi took over as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, stated Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a programme in Gandhinagar on Tuesday.

“You must not have been born at that time (2001). The dropout ratio in Gujarat was 37%. Among 67% students enrolled at that time, 37% would drop out before Class V. But with schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and school enrolment drives started by Narendra Modi, the education situation has improved to a level where 99.8% children are now enrolled. The dropout rate has reduced to only 2%,” Shah said during the distribution of Gujarat government’s Namo Lakshmi and Namo Saraswati Vigyan Scholarships among students.

Referring to the National Education Policy 2020, Shah said it has created a lot of opportunities for students as they can learn music or history along with science. “But science stream is associated with your employment and that is the reason these two schemes have been brought into effect,” he added.

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