In Search of the 92%
In Search of the 92% A look into the current state of rural education Back in October 2019, I attended a national conference on sustainable development at S.D.D. College, Wada located in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Palghar is a district highly populated by tribal communities and sadly also known for its highly undernourished child population. At this conference, the Mumbai University pro-vice-chancellor Prof. Ravindra Kulkarni stated that the enrollment rate of Mumbai University for Palghar district is just 8%. This worried me a little so I tried contacting him through the mail for getting University's official data regarding this situation but I didn't receive a reply. The enrollment rate for Higher Secondary Education of this area is on par with urban areas then why the enrollment rate is so low, I was puzzled by this. As this was bothering me as a professor of this region, I thought why not find out where this remaining 92 % of kids go after Higher Se...