Special Training Centre in Minority Concentrated Districts
As per Unified District Information System for Education, 2013-14, at elementary level there are 198388 Government & Government aided schools and 45190 unaided schools in minority concentrated districts (where at least 25% of the total population belongs to minority communities). At secondary level there are 21641 Government & Government aided schools and 14183 unaided schools in minority concentrated districts.
For the year 2015-16, the Project Approval Board (PAB) of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has sanctioned funds for 760 residential special training centres and 19059 non-residential special training centres in minority concentrated districts.
At elementary level, there are 3.04 crore students enrolled in Government and Government aided schools, while 1.02 crore students are enrolled in unaided schools in minority concentrated districts. At secondary level, there are 75.26 lakh students enrolled in Govt., aided and unaided schools in minority concentrated districts. For the year 2015-16, the PAB of SSA has approved Rs. 4554.67 lakh for residential special training centres for benefit of 37607 children and Rs. 8960.02 lakh has been approved for non-residential special training centres for benefit of 3.81 lakh children.
Annual average drop-out rates in minority concentrated districts at elementary and secondary level are 5.65% and 9.29% respectively.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
