There is lukewarm response to the Jayashankar Badi Baata programme intended to bring back school drop-outs, with poor participation of elected representatives and officials in the campaign. Therefore, the programme lost sheen and appears to be ineffective in motivating parents to send their wards to schools. In the survey conducted in the month of September last, 466 school drop-out children were identified in 27 mandals. Of the total number of drop-outs, boys constituted 282 and girls 184 and those who are between 11 and 14 years are high in number. Meanwhile, the Education Department claimed that last year it could bring back over 3,000 children to the schools.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2017 18:56 UTC