Overview

• Kharge released a video on X highlighting PARAKH 2024 assessments that reveal widespread learning gaps among students in Grades 3, 6 and 9.
• He attributed foundation failures in early grades and widening deficits in higher classes to a halving of education budgets under Modi’s administration.
• The video cited specific shortfalls including students unable to recognize shapes, apply basic fractions or explain local government functions.
• Kharge condemned flagship initiatives ‘Pareeksha Par Charcha’ and ‘Exam Warriors’ as self-promotion that obscure deeper systemic neglect.
• The government has not issued a public response to the allegations or outlined measures to address the reported learning crisis.