Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Chennai Corporation Launches Drive to Re-enrol 7,302 Dropouts
The Greater Chennai Corporation found 7,302 children in Chennai who are not attending school.
It wants to help all of them return to education by August 31.
Social coordinators will visit communities to find the children and speak with their families.
They will provide counselling and help children join schools again.
Officials will also learn why each child stopped attending school.
Schools and civic departments will work together to support the children.
Teams will follow up to make sure the children keep attending.
The plan is based on the idea that every child should have the chance to study.
Greater Chennai Corporation identified 7,302 children currently out of school in the city.
The corporation aims to re-enrol the identified children by August 31.
Field teams will survey communities, contact families, provide counselling and coordinate with schools.
Officials will investigate why children dropped out and monitor their continued attendance.
Ninety-six National Urban Livelihoods Mission social coordinators received training for the effort.
- Who
- The Greater Chennai Corporation, its education and community divisions, the Gender and Policy Lab, and 96 trained National Urban Livelihoods Mission social coordinators.
- What
- A coordinated effort to identify, counsel, re-enrol and retain 7,302 out-of-school children in formal education.
- When
- The field initiative was discussed on Thursday, with August 31 set as the re-enrolment target date.
- Where
- Within the city of Chennai; the coordination meeting took place at Ripon Buildings.
- Why
- To bring children back into education, understand why they left school, support their families and help ensure continued attendance.
- Children identified
- 7,302 out-of-school children
- Re-enrolment deadline
- August 31
- Coordinating body
- Greater Chennai Corporation
- Participating units
- Gender and Policy Lab, education department, community development division and socio-economic development division
- Field workforce
- 96 National Urban Livelihoods Mission social coordinators trained
- Main activities
- Field surveys, family outreach, counselling, school coordination and follow-up
- Stated principle
- No child should be left behind