Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that though the number of school drop outs has been shrinking over the years it is still in lakhs and all have to be brought into the school system. <br/><br/>Speaking at the inauguration of the South Asia Literacy Summit TEACH organised by Rotary International in Chennai, Mr Javadekar said the literacy level was around 17 per cent at the time of independence, but today it has increased to more than 75 percent. <br/><br/>He said at present there are 98 per cent enrollment of all students in age group of 8 to 16. <br/><br/>'''''<br/>

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that though the number of school drop outs has been shrinking over the years it is still in lakhs and all have to be brought into the school system. <br/><br/>Speaking at the inauguration of the South Asia Literacy Summit TEACH organised by Rotary International in Chennai, Mr Javadekar said the literacy level was around 17 per cent at the time of independence, but today it has increased to more than 75 percent. <br/><br/>He said at present there are 98 per cent enrollment of all students in age group of 8 to 16. <br/><br/>'''''<br/>

<br/>Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said though the number of school drop outs has been 'shrinking' over the years it was still in lakhs and all have to be brought into the school system.<br/> <br/><br/>Speaking at the inauguration of the South Asia Literacy Summit TEACH organised by Rotary International in Chennai today Javadekar said the literacy level was around 17 per cent at the time of independence, but today it has increased to more than 75 percent. <br/><br/>He said at present there are 98 percent enrollment of all students in age group of 8 to 16. <br/> <br/>'''''<br/>