Over 50,000 out-of-school children to be trained: Min

Punjab government has chalked out a special programme to impart training to out-of-school children, Maluka said.

Over 50,000 children, who were never enrolled or dropped out of schools at various stages, have been identified under the scheme, the minister said.

Children trained under the programme will be brought to mainstream in the regular schools.

Under the scheme, 20,720 children in the age group of 6 to 7 years were admitted directly in formal schools.

6,706 children in the age group of 7 to 8 years were covered through school readiness programme, while 7,119 out of school children of same age group were directly admitted in the schools.

The minister said 22,456 out of school children in age group of 8 to 14 years were covered under 1,894 non residential special training centres while 11,236 were admitted directly under this category.