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A national study of 506 rural
districts has revealed that over 14
million children still do not go to
school. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Orissa
account for 71.2% of this number.
While states like Kerala, Karnataka,
Uttaranchal, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and
Gujarat have only 4% out of school,
states like Bihar and Rajasthan of
children in the 6-14 age-group who are
out of school. The study said that
93.4% of children in the 6-14 age
groups were enrolled in schools with
Government schools accommodating over
75% of them. Facilitated by
Non-Government Organization (NGO)
Pratham, the study revealed "alarming"
trends in what the children were
learning. It says that irrespective of
age, class level, or type of school,
"the level of arithmetic is weak and
needs serious improvement." It urges
the Government to address these issues
if it wants to make good the promise
of making education a fundamental
right of the child. The Government has
set 2010 as the deadline by which it
will achieve quality universal
elementary education.
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