Expressing concern over the inaccuracy of a survey on out-of-school children, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has ordered a resurvey in two districts. Antony Sebastian, chairperson of the commission, said they had urged officials of the Department of Public Instruction and Labour Department to conduct the resurvey in Chikkamagaluru and Raichur. “We have observed that the number of children who are either dropouts or have never enrolled in school are high in these districts,” he said. The largest number of out-of-school children has been identified in Bengaluru. In this list, it was reported that there were zero absentees from Raichur district and therefore the commission has ordered a resurvey in Raichur.

Source: The Hindu January 01, 2020 16:27 UTC