Union Minister for Human Resources Development Prakash Javadekar has said that the Centre and State Governments have resolved to identify the number of children out of school in the country. <br/><br/>He was speaking at the 65th Cabinet Advisory Board of Education meeting in New Delhi on Monday.<br/><br/>Speaking to reportes he said that the Centre and State Governments have resolved to launch 'Operation Digital Board' and also initiate a scheme to identify out of school children from September this year. <br/><br/>A sub-committee on out of school children will submit its final report on January 31. <br/><br/>However, the panel recommended the need to have a standardised definition of out of school children and that states should conduct joint surveys to identify such children.<br/>'<br/>During the meeting, district-wise findings of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) for classes III, V and VIII were tabled. A number of CABE sub-committee of reports were also submitted. The recommendations also included providing Aadhaar cards to all out of school children and introduce pre-primary education in government schools.<br/>'<br/>Among the draft recommendations, the committee suggested a residential, English medium, CBSE school for girls on lines of Navodaya Vidyalayas in each district; extension of mid-day meal support up to Class XII; free education up to PG level; residential degree colleges and polytechnics for women in district headquarters and an exclusive women university in each state.<br/>