Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday gave a evaluation on the efficiency of the Narendra Modi-led central authorities in training sector. Referring to the latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), the Congress president gave an ‘F’ for decline within the variety of college students who’re in a position to learn textbooks. “Modi Govt’s Report Card on ‘Education’ additionally earns an ‘F’ for Fail!” he said in a tweet.

He cited the ASER 2022 data which reveals that the number of class III students in government or private schools who are able to read class II textbooks has dropped from 27.3% 2018 to 20% in 2022. Similarly, number of class V students who can read class II textbooks also declined from 50.5% in 2018 to 42.8% in 2022.

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“Narendra Modi ji, 30 lakh posts are vacant in government departments. The 71,000 recruitment letters that you are distributing today are only ‘a drop in the ocean’. There is a process to fill the vacant posts. You had promised to give 2 Cr new jobs annually. Tell the youth- Where are the 16 Cr jobs in 8 years?” the report stated.

Earlier, Kharge slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for handing over 71,000 appointment letters to newly joined authorities staff, versus round 30 lakh vacant positions.

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“Narendra Modi ji, 30 lakh posts are vacant in government departments. The 71,000 recruitment letters that you are distributing today are only ‘a drop in the ocean’. There is a process to fill the vacant posts. You had promised to give 2 Cr new jobs annually. Tell the youth- Where are the 16 Cr jobs in 8 years?” he stated in a tweet.