Volume : 7, Issue : 1, JAN 2021

ASSESSING THE INFRASTRUCTURAL AND ACADEMIC STATUS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN PASCHIM MIDNAPORE AND PURBA MIDNAPORE DISTRICT.

CHANDRA BISWAS

Abstract

This Paper examines the prime data, related to primary education of Paschim Midnapore and Purba Midnapore using the data of the census 2011 and census 2001. This paper also finds out the present condition of the infrastructural facilities and academic status in the schools of these said two Districts. Basic data related to primary education include literacy rate, trends of literacy rate, enrollment etc where the infrastructure includes availabilities of drinking water, girl's toilet, boy's toilet, electricity etc. Pupil teacher ratio, enrollment less than or equal to 50 in primary schools, single teacher schools, total enrollment in schools are considered as parameters to find out the condition of government primary schools in Paschim Midnapore and Purba Midnapore. Where the total enrollment in schools, average students’ numbers in schools etc are considered to understand the overall condition of the primary education system in these two districts. Data in many cases are collected from the data of district information system for education (DISE).

Keywords

ENROLLMENT, LITERACY , POPULATION DENSITY , SEX RATIO, DISE, MDM ETC.

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