Summary Report of 2nd Half Yearly Monitoring Report of North Bengal University on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for the State of Sikkim. (April 2011 to 31st September 2012). Districts covered- North District.

Abstract

The North district in Sikkim is sparsely populated, and there are only 79 Government schools. Schools are scattered and distance between district head-quarters and schools also substantial. Besides, the road condition is not good; foot-roads towards schools from the main road also often are difficult to negotiate. In one case, the nodal officer himself could not reach the school as he could not cross a landslide point by foot. Therefore, only 22 schools ( nearly 30% of schools ) were covered.