**Executive Summary:**
This document summarizes the Indian government's efforts to improve education for tribal students, particularly in Madhya Pradesh and its Satna district, following the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It presents data on dropout rates for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students and highlights initiatives like the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 and the Samagra Shiksha scheme aimed at enhancing educational quality and inclusivity. The information provided is based on data up to 2023-24 and activities conducted until December 2024.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Dropout Rates (Madhya Pradesh, ST Students):**
* Significant decrease in primary school dropout rates from 11.9% in 2014-15 to 2.6% in 2023-24.
* Upper primary dropout rates decreased from 15.7% in 2014-15 to 12.2% in 2023-24.
* Secondary school dropout rates decreased from 34.5% in 2014-15 to 24.8% in 2023-24.
* **PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024:**
* National Assessment Centre (PARAKH) conducted a survey in December 2024 to assess baseline competency development in students of Grades 3, 6, and 9.
* Over 21.15 lakh students and 2.70 lakh teachers from more than 74,000 schools across 781 districts participated.
* In Satna district, 2,699 students and 354 teachers from 97 schools participated.
* National, State, and District-level report cards are available online.
* **Samagra Shiksha Scheme:**
* An integrated centrally sponsored scheme aligned with NEP 2020.
* Aims to ensure quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment for all children.
* Provides financial assistance to States and UTs for activities that reduce dropout rates.
* Supports opening/strengthening schools, constructing buildings, setting up Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas.
* Supports hostels under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PMJANMAN) for ST population.
* Provides free uniforms, textbooks, and transport allowance.
* Supports special training for out-of-school children and residential/non-residential training programs.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Tribal Students:**
* *Impact:* Beneficiaries of improved educational infrastructure, reduced dropout rates, and enhanced learning environments. Aims to address diverse backgrounds, multilingual needs and different academic abilities.
* *Action Required:* Participate actively in the educational opportunities provided, including special training programs and enrolment drives.
* **Schools (Specifically in Madhya Pradesh and Satna):**
* *Impact:* Eligible for financial assistance to improve infrastructure, resources, and training programs. Participation in national surveys like PARAKH provides data for improvement.
* *Action Required:* Implement schemes effectively, utilize financial assistance for infrastructure and resource development, and participate in assessments like PARAKH.
* **State and Union Territory Governments:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing the Samagra Shiksha scheme and utilizing funds effectively to improve education for tribal students.
* *Action Required:* Utilize financial assistance to reduce dropout rates and improve quality of education, undertake enrolment retention drives, and implement strategies from the NEP 2020.
* **Ministry of Education:**
* *Impact:* Oversees the implementation of educational policies and schemes, monitors progress through systems like UDISE, and conducts assessments like PARAKH.
* *Action Required:* Continue to monitor and refine educational programs and policies based on data and feedback, and ensure effective allocation and utilization of resources.
Key Entities Referenced
Madhya Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned in relation to the data on tribal students and their dropout rates.
Satna district: A district in Madhya Pradesh, mentioned in the context of qualitative improvement of education and participation in the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024.
National Education Policy, 2020: A national policy document that guides the introduction of local and community-specific educational schemes and is aligned with the Samagra Shiksha scheme.
UDISE: Unified District Information System for Education Plus, a system developed by the Ministry of Education to record data on school education.
PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024: A national survey conducted by the National Assessment Centre, PARAKH NCERT, to assess baseline competency development in students.
Samagra Shiksha: An integrated centrally sponsored scheme for school education, aligned with the National Education Policy 2020, aiming to ensure quality education for all children.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas: A scheme for setting up, upgradation and running of schools for girls.
Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan PM-JANMAN: A scheme for setting up hostels under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan for unsaturated ST population.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1293
ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
Data of Tribal Students
†1293. Shri Ganesh Singh:
Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:
(a) the major achievements and statistical data of tribal students admitted in schools of Madhya Pradesh
decline of dropout rate and qualitative improvement of education in Satna district since 2014 to as on
date; and
(b) whether the Government is working on any long-term regional strategic plan to introduce local and
community-specific educational schemes in semi-hilly and tribal dominated areas as laid down in the
National Education Policy, 2020?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) : The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed
the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) system to record data on
indicators of school education provided by all the States and Union Territories. As per UDISE+ 2023-
24, dropout rate of Schedule Tribe (ST) students for Madhya Pradesh for the year 2014-15 and 2023-24
is given below:
Madhya Pradesh (ST) Primary Upper Primary Secondary
2014-15 11.9 15.7 34.5
2023-24 2.6 12.2 24.8
(b): The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, conducted in December 2024 by the National
Assessment Centre, PARAKH (NCERT), under the Ministry of Education, assessed baseline
competency development in students of Grades 3, 6, and 9 as per the National Education Policy 2020.
Over 21.15 lakh students and 2.70 lakh teachers from more than 74,000 schools across 781 districts
participated. From Satna district, 2,699 students and 354 teachers from 97 schools took part. National,
State, and District-level report cards are available at https://dashboard.parakh.ncert.gov.in/en.
The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an integrated centrally
sponsored scheme for School education- Samagra Shiksha. The scheme has now been aligned with the
recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It aims to ensure that all children have
access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment which should take
care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and make them active
participants in the learning process.
Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to States and UTs for undertaking various
activities for reducing dropout rate, including opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior
secondary level, construction of school buildings & additional classrooms, setting up, up-gradation and
running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, setting up of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya
Vidyalayas, hostels under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), under
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan for unsaturated ST population, free uniforms, free textbooks, transport allowance and undertaking enrolment & retention drives. Further, special training for
age-appropriate admission of out of school children and residential as well as non- residential training
for older children, seasonal hostels / residential camps, special training centres at worksites, transport/
escort facility are also supported to bring out of school children to the formal schooling system.
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