West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

208South 24 Pg s. 3 3 .07 1 .63 1 1 .39 2 8 .50 3 6 .07 1 .11 9 .59 2 9 .70The above showed thatwhile the SC and ST enrolment in2006-07 primary level in respect of the State and MurshidabadDistrict showed increase over the previous year. The enrolmentshowed significant decline in South 24 Parganas. Again, whileoverall enrolment of SC and STin the state and Murshidabadshowed improvement. enrolment of SC declined in 2006-07 inSouth 24 Parganas . ST enrolment,however, showedremarkableincreased from 1.11% percent in 2005-06 to 29.70 % percent in2006-07.The CHORT STUDY 2005 at Primary Level done by SPOdisclosed the completion rate, Drop outrate among SC and STstudents at primary level as under :Completion RateDrop out RateSC out ST out Overall SC out ST out Overallof SC of STof SC of STState 55.11 48.99 58.08 14.97 20.63 15.56Murshidabd 55.66 43.33 58.71 12.40 23.35 13.12S 24 Pgs. 48.66 45.15 48.43 17.90 23.24 20.53SC/ST students had low performance at both primary and upperprimary levels due to mainly to parents’ low social class,educationaland occupational level and family environment.Facilities available in school, school environmentand teachers’attitude were also influencingfactor Major activities undertakenfor SC/ST students included (a) Pedagogical Inputs (b) CommonInitiatives related to school and (c) Community Mobilisation.Targets and achievement