7/25/2019 Educational Status of Children in North India

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Uttar Pradesh is India`s most populous state with 199,581,477 as per the 2011 census.

his means a population densit! o" 828 persons per #m$ i.e. 2,14% per s&. mi. he

'ensus o" India 1991 "ound that the state with the lowest illiterac! rate was (erala on

the southern tip o" India, with onl! 10) o" its population illiterate. he states with the

hi*hest illiterac! rates in all India were +ihar with %1) and UP with 58). s o" 2011

census illiterac! in UP was still 5%.27) with "emales 4-) illiterate.

In 2011 school "acilities and teacher e""ort were studied across "ie states o" India

includin* Uttar Pradesh and +ihar. 2%) o" schools did not hae a /lac#/oard in

eer! classroom, 52) had no pla!*round, 59) no drin#in* water, 89) no toilet,

59) no maps or charts, 75) no to!s, 77) no li/rar! and 85) no musical

instruments.

hus the need "or proper education and educational "acilities is especiall! acute

in the an*etic Plain area o" Uttar Pradesh and +ihar. speciall! a school whose

primar! purpose is to proide the most destitute children a chance to o/tain a

*ood education is ur*entl! needed.

It is ust such a "acilit!, strate*icall! located in Uttar Pradesh near the +ihar

/order that we here/! propose.