SMRITI IRANI: GOVT WORKING HARD TO LOWER SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE
Replying to supplementary questions during question hour in the Lok Sabha today, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani said, the annual dropout rate at primary level has reduced from 9.11% in 2009-10 to 4.67% in 2013-14. She added the NDA government is committed towards reducing it further and improving education scenario in the nation