Question

Which of the following programme(s) was/were introduced to retain children in school?

• A. Bridge courses
• B. Back-to-school camps
• C. Navodaya Vidyalayas
• D. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Back-to-school camps

To minimise the number of dropouts and to retain children in school, bridge courses were started. These are short-term courses for students who have dropped out of school. Similarly, back-to-school camps were initiated to increase the enrolment in elementary education.