Udupi girl who had secured second state rank in SSLC 2018, now tops state in PUC Science stream
Udupi: Karnataka PU Education Board on Tuesday declared the results of the PUC Examinations 2020-2021 wherein Udupi District emerged as the best performing District. In what has brought more laurels to the district, a student from Udupi District has topped the state in individual results in the Science stream.
The student, Abhijna Rao is a student of Vidhyodaya PU College in Udupi and is the daughter of Asha Rao and Vittal Rao. She topped the Science stream in the state by scoring 596 aggregate marks and securing 99.33% in the stream.
Abhijna scored full marks in five subjects (Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Sanskrit, and Computer Science) and scored 96 marks in English, securing 596 aggregate marks in the examination. Interestingly, Abhijna had secured the second rank in the state in her SSLC examination, two years ago.
After topping the state, Abhijna said she had worked hard to achieve this and she had set it as her goal to improve her SSLC ranking in the PUC examination. She expressed her satisfaction over the results and added that the Coronavirus Lockdown helped her prepare well for the English exam.
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Telangana survey flags 89,000 child labourers, highlights caste disparities in employment
Hyderabad: A caste-based survey conducted by the Telangana government for 2024–25 has identified around 89,000 children engaged in labour across the state, with a large share belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.
The findings are part of the Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey, which covered about 3.5 crore people across 242 caste groups. According to the report, nearly one per cent of individuals below 18 years are involved in daily wage work. While the percentage appears small, officials noted that the absolute number reflects a serious concern.
The survey found that 11 per cent of identified child labourers belong to the ST Lambadi community, while 14 per cent are from the SC Madiga community. The highest incidence was reported among the ST Kolam group, where 7.2 per cent of minors are engaged in daily wage labour.
The data also revealed wider socio-economic disparities. Nearly half of the Scheduled Caste population is dependent on daily wage work, while only around 5 per cent are employed in the private sector, compared to about 30 per cent among General Castes.
State Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the findings show that SC and ST communities remain three times more backward than General Castes, while Backward Classes are about 2.7 times more disadvantaged.
The report further noted that, on average, 31.3 per cent of people in the 25–65 age group depend on daily wage work. Among communities, the BC-A Odde group recorded the highest share at 55 per cent. In contrast, only 2.6 per cent of OC Brahmins rely on such work.
Several SC and ST communities, including Kolam, Beda, Madiga, Koya, Gond, Yerukulas and Mala Sale, were found to have among the highest proportions of daily wage earners. On the other hand, most General Caste communities and some Backward Class groups such as Goldsmiths and BC-C Christians showed lower dependence on daily wage employment.
The survey also pointed to inequalities in access to formal employment. Communities such as OC Rajus, OC Brahmins and Kapus were found to have a higher presence in private sector jobs, with up to 27 per cent of their population employed in such roles.
