Anshul HindalAIR 48 · CSE 2023 · 286 wordsTheir whole copy
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As the population of the country has grown at a very fast rate, it becomes impossible for government to provide public service like education for all. thus private sector could be helpful in this area Private sector would further be helpful in following ways: -
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on -- Mid day meal programme
-- PM POSHAN
Govt. Initiatives -- Right to education Act
Private sector would further be helpful in following ways: - (1) Private sector could bring the required investment in the education sector
Eg: Govt spends only 3% of GDP National education policy target: 6%.
(2) Better efficiency and less ridgeness in the education Ex: Relaxed teacher recruitment norms (3) Private sector could bring technology to aid education to students Ex: virtual class rooms, smart boards (4) Better infrastructure for students eg : toilets for girls : It is a major reason for girls not coming to school. NFHS-5: Over 40% schools have common toilets (5) National education policy 2020 has provision for promotion of private sector involvement either in teaching or research eg: Recently government constituted NRF for research
Concerns
(1) Marxian perspective: Private sector would work for profit motive thus neglecting mass education. (2) Neena Chandhoke: Main problem of girl education is cultural sanction. This would not change with the involvement of private sector. (3) Issue of inclusivity: private sector can lead to the issue of representation of SC/ST [issue of reservation in private schools]
Ghanshyam shah: drop out rates of SC is twice of others. (4) Regional representation issue: whether private sector would venture into not so profitable sector.
eg: Xaxa: issue of linguistic poverty among tribals (5) Issues of fees among schools
- education is currently free for 6-14 years -> who will share the cost? (6) Multiple regulatory mechanism and bodies for regulation
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/-- full implementation of National education policy 2020
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way forward -- Amend RTE act to include provisions for private education
-- inclusion of tribals and underprivileged
-- vocational education on lines of Germany
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Therefore education through private sector must be promoted for demographic dividend of country.