JORHAT, Nov 27: As many as 1,99,187 children of Assam are out of schools. According to a report of the State Education Department, 1,99,187 of the 55,95,095 children of the State are deprived of primary education due to various reasons. This is 3.56 per cent of the State’s total child population in 2009. Though the governments at the Centre and in the State have been laying more emphasis on development of education in the State with the slogan “Education for All by 2010”, the large number of out-of-school children speaks otherwise.
When contacted, senior SSA Mission Administrative Officer SN Choudhary said that due to late start of SSA in Assam in 2002-03, it would be continued till 2012. He said the mission has taken up various projects like Sanjugi Siksha Kendra, Jyoti Kendra, Bridge Course, Amar Parhasali etc to ensure hundred per cent enrolment of children in school. THE SENTINEL
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