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Eluru Collector Vetriselvi launches intensive drive to achieve 100% school enrolment in district
Elur district Collector K. Vetriselvi has called for coordinated efforts from parents, teachers, and government officials to ensure that all children aged six to 14 in the district are enrolled in schools.
Speaking at the District-Level Awareness and Monitoring Committee meeting on the 'Nenu Badiki Potha' (I Will Go to School) campaign on Thursday, the Collector emphasised that achieving 100% school enrolment is a collective social responsibility.
To this end, committees have already been formed at the village, mandal, and division levels, which will spearhead the 15-day awareness campaign through door-to-door outreach, identifying dropout children and motivating their families to re-enrol them.
The Collector instructed schools to conduct Parent Committee meetings over two days to highlight the benefits of education and the wide range of facilities provided by government schools. 'Only through field-level engagement and visits to areas with high absenteeism can we bridge enrolment gaps,' she said.
The Collector directed all departments to coordinate their efforts — particularly Education, Health, ICDS, Labour, Revenue, and Welfare—to eliminate dropouts. The top 10 mandals with the highest dropout rates are to be 'adopted' by senior district officials who will take focused action to reintegrate children into the education system.
Helpline
As part of the campaign, a helpline (No. 9533399981) has been set up to report dropout-related information. Special monitoring will also be undertaken in Social Welfare, BC Welfare, Minority, and ITDA-run hostels to ensure full enrolment.
The meeting marked the official launch of a wall poster under the 'Nenu Badiki Potha' campaign by Samagra Shiksha, aimed at bringing school dropouts back to school. The Collector stressed that the objective is not just enrolment but ensuring zero dropouts across all villages, mandals, and divisions of the district.
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