APPENDICES :- 1. RECONCILIATION OF ENROLMENT FIGURES
Reconciliation of Enrolment Figures
Enrolment in (Figures in thousands)
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Class I-V Class VI-VII
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State/Union Survey State Figures Survey State Figures- Suggested Footnotes Reply received from the State Govt
supplied supplied
to Central to Central
Govt. Govt.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Andhra Pradesh 3.973 4,040 772 594 The major difference exists only in Agreed to by the State Government
respect of classes VI-VII. The State
Govt. have stated that the figures reported
to the Ministry of Education and the Planning
Commission pertain to classes VI_VII only while
the survey has taken into account the enrolment
figures in respect of classes VI_VII.
Bihar 4.353 4,568 736 1,009 The difference was large only in case of The difference in case of enrolment in classes I-V
enrolment figures for classes VI- VIII. is because the figures reported by the State Govt.
The State Govt. informed that the figures to the Planning Commission related to March, 1974
collected for the survey pertained to classes when the enrolment is normally at its peak. On the
VI-VII only whereas those supplied to the other hand, the survey figures related to December,
Ministry of Education and the Planning 1973 when the enrolment comes down due to several
Commission related to classes VI_VIII reasons.
Suggested footnote for the difference in
classes VI-VIII has been accepted by the State
Government.
Madhya Pradesh 4,724 4,417 753 796 According to the State Govt. the figures reported According to the State Govt. the rigorous enrolment
in the survey were inflated due to the special drive launched in 1972-73 had caused an inflation in
enrolment drive undertaken in 1973. Some under age enrolment figures and they got reported in the survey.
children were also included in the survey figures. Even enrolment of underaged children was incorporated.
Later on realistic enrolment figures were collected Subsequently, more realistic enrolment figures were
by the State Govt. and reported to the Planning collected by the State Govt. and reported to the
Commission and the Ministry of Education. Planning Commission and the Ministry of Education.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
It has also been desired that both the
figures may be incorporated while
publishing the Report.
Nagaland 95 71 20 21 The enrolment figures furnished by Reply not received. It is presumed our
the State Govt. for the Primary footnote is accepted.
Education related to classes A,B,I
and II (4 classes) on the basis of
of the system of school classes
prevalent in the State Whereas the
figures collected for the survey
related to classes A, B, I,II and
III (5 classes).
Uttar Pradesh 9,543 11,912 2,111 2,534 State Govt. carried out a sample survey Agreed to by the State Government.
of some of the selected blocks and found
out that the difference in the enrolment
figures of the Third Educational Survey
and those reported earlier by the State
Govt. to the Ministry of Education was due
partly to difference in the reference dates
and partly on account of the enrolment drive
undertaken by the State Govt. in the month
of January. However, these two reasons alone
could not explain the large difference. But it
has not been possible to identify other reasons
which may explain the difference.
Delhi 466.38 574.00 230.53 263.00 Delhi Administration have indicated that while The difference is more because the enrolment
the survey figures did not cover enrolment in of 64 primary schools and 25 middle schools was not
unrecognised schools, the figures reported to included in the Third Educational Survey. Our
Ministry of Education and the Planning Commission suggested footnote has also been accepted by the
included enrolment in unrecognised schools also. Delhi Administration.
Mizoram 67.12 32.00 18.93 9.00 Mizoram Administration informed that they counted Agreed to by the State Government.
actual children of the age-group 6-11 studying in
classes IV and the age-group 11-14 in classes VI-
VIII while supplying the information to the Plan-
ning Commission, whereas the figures reported for
survey pertained to all children (irrespective of
their age-group) studying in classes A,B, I,II,III,
IV, V and VI.
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