New Delhi: The Economic Survey of India volume II released recently recommends policy intervention to check high dropout rate in the country.
Discussing the Gross Enrollment Ratio, the report claimed that great anomalies exist in terms of enrollment ratios in the country.
“The gross enrollment ratio (GER) at secondary level (including Class XII) has gone up from 56.8 per cent in 2011-12 to 65.3 per cent in 2014-15 (Provisional). However, the pattern is not uniform across India. The annual average dropout rate in states like Orissa is as high as 30 per cent which require policy interventions,” the report states.
The report also talked about the reported farmers’ distress in the state over tomato and onion production. It said, “There are several reports of distress sale by farmers in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, especially of perishables like tomatoes and onions in the past few years.”
“This compilation only intends to highlight that large expansion of output accompanied by normal demand, leaves little room for MSP operations to maintain the floor level of prices. Possible solutions lie in increasing food processing in conventional and modern forms; staggering sowing and so outputs.”
Talking about lower consumption of clean energy in Orissa, the report said, “The percentage of households using clean cooking energy rose from 25 to 44 per cent between 2005-06 and 2015-16. However, there are regional disparities in the case of clean cooking fuel in Orissa and other states where only 18.25 per cent households used clean cooking fuels in 2015-16.”
The report claimed that NABARD achieved a milestone by getting approval of a project in Orissa on ground water recharge and Solar Micro Irrigation to ensure food security and enhance resilience in vulnerable tribal areas. The report also claimed that only ‘‘one-fifth of the smart city projects are likely to be completed by 2018, that too under ideal scenario’’.
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