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never enrolled, 42.5 per cent ever en- In rural areas, received scholarship/ stipend/ reim-
rolled but currently not attending while bursement. Nearly 54.2 per cent of the
43.9 per cent were currently attending. among persons of age students in rural and 23.7 per cent in
In rural areas, 15.7 per cent never en- five years and above, urban areas received free/ subsidized
rolled, 40.7 per cent ever enrolled but textbooks. Close to 10.0 per cent of the
currently not attending while 43.5 per 9.9% are able to students in rural and 7.2 per cent in
cent were currently attending. In urban operate a computer, urban areas received free/subsidized
areas, 8.3 per cent never enrolled, 46.9 stationery.
per cent ever enrolled but currently not 13% are able to use In rural areas, average expenditure
attending while 44.8 per cent were cur- per student pursuing general course in
rently attending. Internet and 10.8% use the current academic year was 5,240
Among males, 11.0 per cent never Internet in a month, the while in urban areas it was 16,308. In
enrolled, 42.7 per cent ever enrolled but rural areas, average expenditure per
currently not attending while 46.2 per latest NSSO data student pursuing technical/professional
cent were currently attending. Among point out course in the current academic year
females, 16.6 per cent never enrolled, was 32,137 while in urban areas it was
42.2 per cent ever enrolled but currently 64,763.
not attending while 41.2 per cent were professional courses. Among students Nearly 4.4 per cent of the rural house-
currently attending. pursuing general courses, nearly 55.8 holds and 23.4 per cent of the urban
Net Attendance Ratio (NAR) at prima- per cent were male students and 44.2 households had computer. Nearly 14.9
ry level was 86.1 per cent. The figure was per cent were female students. Among per cent of the rural households and 42.0
72.2 per cent at ‘upper primary / middle students pursuing technical/professional per cent of the urban households had
level’ and 89.0 per cent at ‘primary and courses, nearly 65.2 per cent were male Internet facility. (c) In rural areas, among
upper primary /middle level’. Nearly 96.1 students and 34.8 per cent were female persons of age 5 years and above, 9.9 per
per cent of the students[1] were pursuing students. cent were able to operate a computer, 13
general courses and 3.9 per cent were The indicators relating to free educa- per cent were able to use Internet and
pursuing technical/professional courses. tion, free or subsidized textbooks and 10.8 per cent used Internet during last 30
Among male students, nearly 95.5 per stationery to students of age 3 to 35 years days. In urban areas, among persons of
cent were pursuing general courses and currently attending at pre-primary and age 5 years and above, 32.4 per cent were
4.5 per cent were pursuing technical/ above level found that about 57.0 per cent able to operate a computer, 37.1 per cent
professional courses. of the students in rural and 23.4 per cent were able to use Internet and 33.8 per
Among female students, nearly 96.9 in urban areas received free education. cent used Internet during last 30 days.
per cent were pursuing general courses About 15.7 per cent of the students
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