New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic affected lakhs of Schools and Colleges across India and has had a significant impact on the education system, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22.
The survey tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Monday showed a decline in School enrolment for children aged 6-14 years increased to 4.6 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic from 2.5 per cent calculated in 2018. The enrolment decline was observed relatively large among children aged 7-10 years and noted higher among younger boys, the survey added.
