As many as 650 children, aged between 11 and 17 years, who had dropped out of schools in Kallakurichi district during the pandemic have been readmitted, thanks to the intervention by the Kallakurichi district administration.
The highest number of out-of-school children - 764 - was identified in Ulundurpet block during a survey conducted by the district administration in March this year.
The administration had estimated that 2,793 students from classes VI to XII had dropped out of school during the pandemic. The survey identified migration and dependence on daily wages to supplement family income as the main reasons for the children dropping out of school.
