Status of households’ quality of life
The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) released results of the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-2023 a few weeks ago. The survey made many interesting findings. Some of the key findings could be listed as follows: Primary school enrollments: Among persons of age group 6 to 10 years, about 90.5% in rural areas and 89.2% in urban areas are currently enrolled in primary education. 25% of rural children and 20% of urban children who never enrolled in school, did it because they were not interested in studies. Another major reason for non-enrollment was “parents not interested in sending them to school”. Among persons aged 15-24 years, around 97.8% of males and 95.9% of females are able to read and write short simple statements in their everyday life with understanding and are also able to perform simple arithmetic calculations. Secondary education: In urban areas, only 56.6% persons of age 25 years and above have some secondary education. Whereas, i...