Tripura Govt To Bring Back Students To school Who Dropped Out Due To Covid Pandemic

An education department survey found out that 8,850 students between Classes I and VIII had left schools since physical teaching remained shut.

An extensive survey will be conducted to bring back all the dropout students to the 4,300 schools across the state. (Representational Image)

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New Delhi: Many students in Tripura were forced to stop their education during the Coronavirus pandemic as physical classes weren't taking place. The government has now invited back all the students aged 6-14 to their respective classes, an official told PTI. According to the report, an education department survey found out that 8,850 students between Classes I and VIII had left schools since physical teaching remained shut for two years due to the Covid pandemic.

The department has decided to undertake an extensive survey to bring back all the dropout students to the 4,300 schools across the state as part of the School Cholo Abhiyan, a school official told PTI on Satuday. 

"The survey work will be carried out by the third year students of colleges and volunteers under a new scheme called 'Earn with Learn'," he was quoted as saying. 

Later in July, volunteers will find the exact number of dropout students and bring them back to school after convincing their guardians. Each volunteer will be offered Rs 500 on bringing a student dropout back to school. The education department will take the help of 10,000 volunteers. They will be assisted by accredited social health activists and anganwadi workers.

According to the PTI report, the department has also chalked out a plan to distribute school bags to the students studying in government and government-aided schools from nursery to Class II.

"A total of 1, 51,719 bangs will be required with a cost of Rs 7.58 crore. The tender will be floated shortly," the official was quoted as saying by PTI.

Also, to encourage girl students, bicycles are given to each girl student once she gets promoted to Class IX. This year, around 23,000 girl students will get the benefit.