Version imprimableDecember 19, 2022
PRESS NOTE
Gloom in the Classroom: The Schooling Crisis in Jharkhand
One third of primary schools in Jharkhand have a single teacher
Pupil attendance is just 68% in primary schools and 58% in upper-primary
Right to Education Act grossly violated in all government schools
A new survey report, Gloom in the Classroom, lays bare the dismal state of the schooling system in Jharkhand and the depth of the post-Covid crisis. The report is based on a survey of 138 primary and upper-primary schools in 16 districts of Jharkhand, conducted in September-October 2022 by Gyan Vigyan Samiti Jharkhand (GVSJ) volunteers.
None of these schools meet the norms prescribed by the Right to Education (RtE) Act. The gaps are glaring
