India’s education system, be it the primary level or higher education, remains in shambles, the UPA has provided little more than lip service, says ANIL PANDEY
Education plays a major role in any country’s progress. However, India’s leaders do not seem to believe in this philosophy. Despite being one of the ten fastest growing economies of the world, 34% of the world’s illiterate population resides in India. The UPA had promised to spend 6% of the total GDP on education. However, during the course of the last five years, this figure could only reach 2.8%. Out of this too, only a paltry 1% has been spent on elementary education. Even our HRD minister, Arjun Singh is more interested in reservation politics, instead of improving the quality of education.
The very fact that the UPA government has been continuously reducing the allocated budget on elementary education goes a long way to show their lack of interest. Under the Tenth Five Year Plan, out of the total budget allocated to elementary education, 85% had to be spent by the Centre, and the rest by respective state governments. However, in the Eleventh Five Year Plan, this allocation came down to 50:50. Interestingly, the central government, instead of spending the amount itself, has been leveling education cess on tax payers and doing away with its responsibility. In the year 2008-09, while the central government has collected over Rs.180 billion via the education cess, they have spent only Rs.131 billion on elementary education.
Education plays a major role in any country’s progress. However, India’s leaders do not seem to believe in this philosophy. Despite being one of the ten fastest growing economies of the world, 34% of the world’s illiterate population resides in India. The UPA had promised to spend 6% of the total GDP on education. However, during the course of the last five years, this figure could only reach 2.8%. Out of this too, only a paltry 1% has been spent on elementary education. Even our HRD minister, Arjun Singh is more interested in reservation politics, instead of improving the quality of education.
The very fact that the UPA government has been continuously reducing the allocated budget on elementary education goes a long way to show their lack of interest. Under the Tenth Five Year Plan, out of the total budget allocated to elementary education, 85% had to be spent by the Centre, and the rest by respective state governments. However, in the Eleventh Five Year Plan, this allocation came down to 50:50. Interestingly, the central government, instead of spending the amount itself, has been leveling education cess on tax payers and doing away with its responsibility. In the year 2008-09, while the central government has collected over Rs.180 billion via the education cess, they have spent only Rs.131 billion on elementary education.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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