Revealed in the survey of the Ministry of Education, 48 percent children in the country go to school on foot and 9 percent by school vehicles

Employment News-48 percent of the school going children in the country go to school on foot. Only nine percent of children use school vehicles. This has been revealed in the report of the National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021 of the Ministry of Education. According to the survey, 25 percent of the schools lack the parental support necessary for the studies of the students.

The survey covered 34 lakh students from 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts. The survey was conducted on November 12 last year for classes III, V, VIII and 10 across the country. According to the ministry, NAS-2021 was organized by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education. Before this NAS was done in 2017.

25% parents do not cooperate in the child's education
87 per cent of the schools provide guidance to the parents for the studies of the students, while 25 per cent of the schools said that the parents did not get the support of the students in their studies.
18% of children go to school by cycle, 9% by public vehicles, 9% by school vehicles, 8% by their two wheelers and 3% by their four wheelers.
According to the report, 89 percent of children share the lessons taught in school with their families.
Workload on 65% teachers
According to the Education Ministry's National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021, 44 per cent of teachers lack adequate work space, while 65 per cent are overworked. According to the survey, 58 percent of the teachers have participated in the discussion on the new National Education Policy. Five lakh teachers from 1.18 lakh schools in rural and urban areas participated in NAS-2021.

97 per cent teachers expressed satisfaction with their jobs, of which 92 per cent expressed scope for their professional development. As per the survey, 52 per cent have participated in professional development programs conducted by DIET, CBSE and NCERT.