STATE
OF CHILDREN IN ORISSA
: A FACT SHEET
Some
Facts about Education
Scenario in Orissa
| 1 |
The
population of children
between 0-6 years
of years in Orissa
is 5.2 million, which
constitute 14.1 %
of population (Census:
2001). Various ECCD
scheme under Government
and NGO are able to
reach out to only
19.6% of the 3 – 6
year age group of
population. (WCD Dept.
GoO, 1997) |
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| 2 |
Total
population of Primary
School level
-42, 104
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| 3 |
Total
No. of Secondary Schools
-7,011
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| 4 |
Total
No. of Elementary
Schools
-12.096
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| 5 |
Total
No. of Senior Secondary
Schools
-231
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| 6 |
Total
No. of Pre-primary
Schools
-373
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| 7 |
There
are 12.74 Lakhs out
of School children
(6 – 14 year) age
group, out of whom
about 54 % are girls.
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| 8 |
The
overall percentage
of student of the
6 – 14 year age group
enrolled in the Elementary
Schools is 74.71%
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| 9 |
Presently
student – teacher
ratio in Orissa is
40:1 (25:1 is proposed)
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Some
other facts
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SL
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Facts
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Fitures
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1.
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Total
child population
(0-14 year)
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11.7
Million
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2.
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Child
population ( 0-6
year)
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5.2
Million
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3.
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Children
in the age group
( 6-14 year)
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6.5
Million
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4.
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Children
enrolled (11-14
year)
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4.7
Million
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5.
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Children
enrolled ( 11-14
year)
|
1
Million
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6.
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Total
enrollment in the
school ( 6-14year)
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5.7
Millon
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7.
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Never
enrolled children
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6
Lakh
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8.
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Drop
out children rate
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42%
at
present enrolled
children
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9.
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Drop
out rate at primary
level
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1.9
Million
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10.
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Drop
out rate at upper
primary level
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0.5
Million
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11.
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Total
Children out of
School
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2.4
Million
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12.
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Total
Children drop out
due to non enrollment
group
|
3.2
Million
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13.
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Total
child population
(0-5 years)
|
2.5
Million
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14.
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Children
enrollment in the
ECE
|
9.8
Million
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15.
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Children
enrollment in ECE
in number
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0.9
Million
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16.
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Children’s
not yet enrolled
( 3-6year)
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1.5
Million
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17.
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Children
out of School (
3-14 year)
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4.7
Million
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Access
to Pre-primary education
| SL.
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Coordination
Agency
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Type
of Process
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Coverage
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1.
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ICDS:Go0
through PR Dept.
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Anganqwadi
for 2-6 year children
group
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All
Block (314)
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2.
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Go0
recommended (Education
& PR Dept.)
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ECE
Centers ( 3-6 year)
age group
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85
NGOs covers 2000
centers
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3.
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Government
of Orissa Education
Dept.
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Children
in Education department
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76
Centers
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4.
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State
council for Child
welfare, Go0
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Creches
and Baluwadi ( 0-6
year groups)
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42
Units by NGOS
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5.
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State
Social welfare Board,
GoO
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Creches
( 0-6 year groups)
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400
centers
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6.
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Director
of Elementary Education,
GoO
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Pre-school
Education sections
allowed to schools
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104
Prevision center’s
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Compiled
by Katha
Rakhibaa Sarakar’
Campaign Secretariat with
CYSD
& Mr. Mahendra Parida.
Child Rights Activist
C/o RCDC CWL, 424 Saheed
Nagar,Bhubanesar-751007,
Orissa Tel: 0674-2547585/897
.
krsorisa@rediffmail.com
More
Over on education Scenario
| 1 |
Article 45
of the Constitution
of India envisaged
free and compulsory
education for all
children until the
age of 14. Which was
to be achieved within
10 years of the framing
of the constitution.
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| 2 |
The provisions
under article 29 of
the constitution seek
to ensure equity of
access to education
irrespective of language
of caste.
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| 3 |
The first
national education
Policy formulated
in 1981 following
the recommendation
of the Kothari Commission
Reports (1964-66)
placed and investigation
of universalization
elementary education
within a septic time
frame.
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| 4 |
The forty-second
of the Constitution
of India (1976), bringing
education under the
ambit of the concurrent
list required a new
sharing of responsibility
between the Central
Govt and States.
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| 5 |
In 1986,New
Education Policy adopted
by the Govt. of India.
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| 6 |
In 1992 again
it was modified.
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| 7 |
In 1990 we
got the World Declaration
on Education for all.
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| 8 |
In 1993 in
Delhi declaration
has been given emphasis
on partnership between
the Central Govt and
State Govt, State
Govt. and NGOs &
CSOs.
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| 9 |
Ninety third
amendments Constitution
bill proposed to make
education a fundamental
right within the meaning
of Article 21a of
the Constitution.
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Some
Facts about Health scenario
in Orissa
| L.
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Particulars
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NFHS-1
(19992-93)
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NFHS-II
(1998-99)
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NEFHS-II
(2005-06)
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1.
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Infant Mortality
Rate (IMR per 1000)
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112.1 |
81 |
65 |
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2.
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Neonatal
Mortality Rate (NNMR
per 1000)
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64.7 |
48.6 |
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