While information on students enrolled at different levels in various educational institutions in the country based on religion is not maintained centrally, according to the National University of Education Planning and Administration’s (NUPEA) District Information System for Education (DISE), the elementary education percentage enrolment of Muslim children in the 6-14 years age group compared to the communities’ share in the population, shows a national coverage of 9.39% at primary and 7.62% at upper primary level for the year 2006-07.
In the case of AP it is 10.00% and 9.11%, and in UP it is 9.24% and 7.18%, in Bihar 8.95% and 6.60%, in West Bengal 27.9% and 19.63%, while in Kerala it is 10.13% and 9.59%, respectively. Data collected on muslim children under DISE system for elementary education, was done for the first time in September, 2006. The data sets stabilize in a few years. In order to encourage enrolment of children of muslim community, Government of India has launched a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of pre/post matric scholarship for students of class I to X belonging to the minority community
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