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miserable rural life. Men in the rural areas remain illiterate and the illiteracy

of women is still, of a higher degree. It is more disturbing to note a wide gulf

in the enrolment of boys and girls. It is estimated that among girls, about

55% at the primary level, about 75% at the middle level, and about 85% at the

secondary level are out of school. The corresponding figures for boys are said

to be about 20% at the primary level, about 57% at the middle level, and 71% at

the secondary level. The enrolment positions of girls and children of scheduled

castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs), particularly in the rural areas, ...