NITI Aayog asked the government to spend more on the education

NITI Aayog asked the government to spend more on the education

NITI Aayog in its 'Strategy for New India @ 75' report has asked the government to spend more on the education domain as it addressed the issue of quality of education in the nation. In the report, the advisory body highlighted the fact that India is spending less than the world’s average on the education. Government spending on education (both central and state governments) is close to 3 percent of the GDP which is less than the world’s average which is close to 4.5 percent of the GDP. The advisory body also suggested that India should increase its spending on education to at least 6 percent of the GDP. NITI Aayog also addressed some of the key areas in the education such as School education, Higher education, Vocational education etc. and made recommendations to improve the enrollment, learning, outcome, employability, and reduce stress on school children. It also highlighted the current situation of school education in the country and said that although the enrolment at the primary level has improved there is still need to improve the learning outcomes of those enrolled in the schools. A National Assessment Survey (NAS) conducted by National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) showed that more than 60 percent of the class 5 students score below 50 percent marks across the subjects. The report also highlighted that parents are giving preference to the private schools over the government schools. This is due to the general perception that private schools deliver better education than the government schools, the report said. While the report does take cognizance of the government's efforts to improve the quality of the education, the report says that one of the constraints to improving education quality is 'inadequate public funding in the sector'.

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