Updated - June 02, 2016 08:54 am IST
Published - September 03, 2013 10:02 am IST
File photo: Monica Tiwari
According to NSSO 66th round Employment and Unemployment Survey (2009-10), school attendance rates for girls aged 6-11 years is 89.7 per cent and 6-14 years is 87.7 per cent. Though it is a considerable rise in the number of girls in schools, in some States, the girl dropout rate is high between ages 8-10 years. The photograph captures girl students performing a street play on the 53rd Foundation Day of NCERT.
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