Pravesh Utsav | 22 Apr 2022
Why in News?
On April 20, 2022, Uttarakhand Education and Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat launched a massive enrollment drive 'Pravesh Utsav'.
Key Points
- This massive enrollment drive is being run by the Education Department of Uttarakhand to increase student enrollment in government schools of the state.
- The 10-day 'Pravesh Utsav' campaign will be conducted till April 30.
- The Education Department will provide a computer system to the top ten schools with the highest enrollment in the campaign in their district.
- The student enrollment ratio in Uttarakhand is as follows-
| Uttarakhand | Primary (1 to 5) | Upper Primary (6 to 8) | Elementary (1 to 8) | ||||||
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Boys 113.7 |
Girls 116.7 |
total 115.2 |
Boys 97.3 |
Girls 99.2 |
Total 98.2 |
Boys 107.3 |
Girls 109.7 |
Total 108.5 |
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(Source: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, RBI)