Pratham Prayas Foundation
In many parts of India, the arrival of a baby girl calls for mourning rather than celebration. Abandoning them at birth or marrying them off as children is common practice. Looked upon as huge economic burden, it is hardly surprising that many families in India don't see the point in investing in their girls' education and do not send them to school.
The True Picture
Government of India statistics reveal that only 3 out of 10 girls who enter class 1 complete class 10. While enrolment rates of girls are improving marginally in India, dropout levels remain alarmingly high.
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