
900 children found to be out of school
The Hindu
As of Friday, only 79 out of the 900 children continue to remain out of school in the district.
The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has identified 900 children outside the school system in Coimbatore district in its annual out-of-school children (OSC) survey, which is the lowest count in four academic years.
The number of OSC for the academic year 2021-22 remains the lowest when compared to the past three academic years as 967 children were identified in the 2020-21 survey, 1,005 children were found to be out of school for 2019-20 and 1,172 children were identified for the 2018-19 academic year.
According to officials from SSA, the survey for the academic year 2021-22 was carried out in August following delay due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Friday, only 79 out of the 900 children continue to remain out of school in the district as the rest of the 821 children have been enrolled in Non-Residential Special Training Centres, Residential Special Training Centres and in government and aided schools.

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