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07/09/22 13:37 PM IST

Funding Public Education

In News 
  • In response to a debate in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan remarked that people should give up the notion that colleges should only be supported by the government.
Concerns related to Private education 
  • Substantial increase in fees and other charges from students.
  • Inequalities: The heavy dependence on privately-managed institutes as a means of education often perpetuates inequality in accessing higher education.
  • Higher education ought to have received at least 2% of GDP, according to the National Education Commission, often known as the Kothari Commission.
  • In contrast, the Center and the States' combined spending on higher education plummeted from 0.86% of GDP in 2010–11 to a pitiful 0.52% in 2019–20. (Budget Estimates, or BE).
  • It is alarming that the Center's investment in higher education decreased from 0.33 percent of GDP in 2010–11 to just 0.1 percent in 2019–20. (BE).
  • Higher education spending by the Union government as a revenue receipt fell from 2.60% in 2011–12 to 1.85% in 2022–23. (BE).
  • The allocation for higher education decreased from 1.49% to 1.04% of the total receipts for the same time period.
NEP 2020
  • NEP 2020 gave reassurance that appropriate public funding would support the independence of public institutions.
  • The NEP observed that India's public spending on education fell well short of the 6% of GDP goal set forth in the 1968 policy.
  • In light of this, NEP called for the Central and State governments to significantly expand public investment to at least 6% of GDP.
  • To achieve the high-quality and egalitarian public education system required for India's future economic, social, cultural, and intellectual progress and growth public investment is very crucial.
Vision of NEP 2020 
  • One of the NEP 2020s objectives is to "promote expanded access, equity, and inclusion through a variety of measures, including additional opportunities for outstanding public education."
  • In higher education, including vocational education, the goal is to raise the gross enrollment ratio from 26.3% in 2018 to 50% in 2035. The number of seats in higher education institutions will increase by 3.5 crore.
Benefits of Privatization 
  • It would mean increased funding for the education sector,
  • More effective use of funds, and
  • Greater flexibility in how education is delivered.
  • management flexibility, accountability, and freedom of choice.
  • promoting technological development while delivering high-quality education;
  • bridging the gap between industry and education;
  • expanding private ownership in society and easing the load on the government;
  • providing education in rural and small-town settings;
  • creating highly skilled workers for advancement in India
Source- The Hindu 

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