Odisha school dropouts among tribals, Dalits very high
The Hindu
Death of five tribal students in fire accident in A.P. points to the grim picture of the rising rate
The last week’s death of five tribal students, who had skipped studies to work in a shrimp processing unit in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh for supporting their families’ income, in a fire accident has laid bare the grim picture of the rising rate of school dropouts in Odisha during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government suspects missing of nearly 50,000 students from the education system alone from the Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste communities. The tragic incident had taken place in Guntur district when six persons, including the five students, were burnt alive while sleeping in a makeshift house at the shrimp processing unit. They were studying in Class VII to X in different schools of Rayagada and Gajapati districts.More Related News