Enrolment of girl children in secondary schools in Rajasthan- A district level analysis

Anushree Sinha, Astha Sen and Rajesh Jaiswal

No 117, NCAER Working Papers from National Council of Applied Economic Research

Abstract: In comparison to the rest of India, Rajasthan continues to suffer from disturbingly low female literacy rate, poor enrolment and retention rates of girls in schools mostly the in rural areas, but also in the small urban towns. This research informs the design of a cash transfer policy intended to improve enrolment levels of 13-15-year-old girls in secondary schools in Dhaulpur, a district of Rajasthan. Secondly, it statistically identifies non-monetary factors contributing towards parents’ decision of enrolling their daughters in secondary education, in the presence of a large enough cash grant. Furthermore, the study statistically investigates attributes that influence the size of the cash grant chosen by parents for enroling their daughters in secondary school. Caste, level of education acquired by parent/s and concerns regarding the safety of girls’ determine the choice of a cash grant.

Keywords: Cash Transfers; Secondary Education; School Enrolments; Rural; Rajasthan; Direct Costs Girl Education; Education Costs; Opportunity Cost; and Policy-Making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C81 I22 I38 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2019-05
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