Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government saying that “more than ‘Amrit Kaal'”, the country needs “Shiksha Kaal” for India.
Referring to Annual State of Education Report (ASER), Kharge wrote in a post on X, “56.7% of 14 to 18-year-old students in Rural India can’t do Class 3 Math.”
“26.5% of this age group still cannot read a Class 2 level text fluently in their regional language. 25% of 17-18 age-group have discontinued education, mostly due to ‘lack of interest’,” he added, quoting from the report.
The Congress president asserted that in 2024, India shall ensure “NYAY” (justice) for students from the Modi government, for its report card on “‘Education’ is marked with gross failure”.
Kharge also posted a 35-second video along with his post that alleged that the “BJP is destroying the future of our young.”
The ASER 2023 ‘Beyond Basics’ survey was carried out among 34,745 young respondents in 28 rural districts in 26 states, including two districts in Uttar Pradesh. The survey is done by NGO Pratham Foundation.