Children out of school

DANG: Though the district spends thousands of rupees on 
school enrollment campaign every year, some 14,000 children are still out of school in Dang. About 13,631 children aged between five and 15, which is seven per cent of the total children in the district, are still out of school. The district has 39 VDCs and two municipalities. Most children who are yet to enroll in schools are from Ghorahi municipality (1,093), followed by Gobardiha VDC (1,023), Duruwa VDC (988) and Lalmatiya VDC (793). Many are concerned that children in thousands of numbers are still out of school. Tarigaun has the least number of children out of school (54), the District Education Office said.

source: thehimalayantimes.com