Which of the following statements about demographic and enrolment indicators from UDISE+ 2024–25 is correct?

The correct factual points from UDISE+ 2024–25 are: Classes 6–8 increased by 6 lakh students, and Classes 9–12 increased by 8 lakh. Option (a) is incorrect: India’s TFR was 1.91 (2021), below the replacement level of 2.1, not 2.5. Option (b) reverses the direction: GER at middle level improved from 89.5% to 90.3% (an increase), not a fall. Option (d) is incorrect because preparatory stage dropout fell from 3.7% to 2.3%, not rose. Option (e) is incorrect: the provided data indicated only Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Meghalaya were above replacement, not the southern states listed. Therefore (c) accurately reflects the enrolment increases reported.