Education Minister confirms 31% increase in number of girl students since 2014-15

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In India, there are more than 300 million students– 260 million in grades from 0-12th and 40 million in higher education institutions and there is only a microscopic minority that goes out to study, Pradhan said during the question hour
Union minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there has been a 31% growth in enrolment among girls students in schools between 2014-15 due to several initiatives taken by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre.

In India, there are more than 300 million students– 260 million in grades 0-12th and 40 million in higher education institutions, and there is only a microscopic minority that goes out to study, Pradhan said replying to supplementary queries of MPs during the question hour.

He said that under the Modi-led government, the number of students in higher studies has increased to 20-25%.

The figure for girls belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) stood at 50%. The enrolment growth rate for SC and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students was 44% and 65%, respectively, Pradhan said,

Replying to supplementary queries of MPs during the question hour.

He also said that there has been a growth of students from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and a further 45% increase of female students from the Muslim minority in schools.