Correct Answer : Option (D) - Tripura
The Tripura government has launched a new scheme, “Earn with Learn”, as part of the Vidyalaya Chalo Abhiyan (Let’s go to school) to bring back those who had dropped out of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19.
Education minister Ratan Lal Nath said about 8,000 students between the age group of six and 14 had dropped out of school during the pandemic and have not yet returned.
Aiming to bring them all back to school, the education department devised an innovative scheme, in which third-year college students will make an effort to track down the dropouts, Nath said. “A comprehensive door-to-door survey would be conducted in the state to make the initiative a success,” he added.
The government would pay
Rs 500 per admission to each college student as an honorarium for identifying and bringing back such dropouts to school again and an estimated
10,000 volunteers would be required to implement the scheme, Nath said.
The minister added that
Anganwadi and
ASHA workers will also be engaged for identification of dropouts and
school teachers can also pitch in, said Nath and added that for this scheme a teacher will be given an honorarium of
Rs 200 for each child ..
Source : Timesofindia