Lok Sabha Question No. 890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Expenditure on Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 890

TO BE ANSWERED ON. 21.11.2016

## EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION

## 890. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  expenditure  on  education  by  the  Government  during  the  last  five  years  split  over primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors;
- (b) the said expenditure as a percentage of GDP over the said period;
- (c) whether the Government plans to spend 6% of the GDP on education as recommended by Kothari commission report; and
- (d) if so, details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF   STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) & (b):  The Government Expenditure on Education on Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors and as a percentage of GDP is as under:

| S. No   | Sector                        | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   | Sector-wise Government Expenditure on Education (Rs. In crore) and its percentage of GDP   |
|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | Sector                        | 2009-10                                                                                    | 2009-10                                                                                    | 2010-11                                                                                    | 2010-11                                                                                    | 2011-12                                                                                    | 2011-12                                                                                    | 2012-13 (RE)                                                                               | 2012-13 (RE)                                                                               | 2013-14 (BE)                                                                               | 2013-14 (BE)                                                                               |
| S. No   | Sector                        | Exp.                                                                                       | %                                                                                          | Exp.                                                                                       | %                                                                                          | Exp.                                                                                       | %                                                                                          | Exp.                                                                                       | %                                                                                          | Exp.                                                                                       | %                                                                                          |
| 1.      | Elementary Education          | 98867.21                                                                                   | 1.62                                                                                       | 123550.81                                                                                  | 1.7                                                                                        | 149164.77                                                                                  | 1.78                                                                                       | 184650.63                                                                                  | 1.97                                                                                       | 207428.63                                                                                  | 1.98                                                                                       |
| 2.      | Secondary Education           | 60359.94                                                                                   | 0.99                                                                                       | 71358.36                                                                                   | .98                                                                                        | 85572.91                                                                                   | 1.02                                                                                       | 102907.40                                                                                  | 1.1                                                                                        | 115669.26                                                                                  | 1.1                                                                                        |
| 3.      | Adult Education               | 765.84                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                       | 832.38                                                                                     | .01                                                                                        | 930.71                                                                                     | .01                                                                                        | 1084.26                                                                                    | .01                                                                                        | 1324.07                                                                                    | .01                                                                                        |
| 4       | University & Higher Education | 46633.25                                                                                   | 0.76                                                                                       | 62654.18                                                                                   | .86                                                                                        | 53900.98                                                                                   | .64                                                                                        | 60043.91                                                                                   | .64                                                                                        | 71139.02                                                                                   | 0.68                                                                                       |
| 5.      | Technical Education           | 34629.78                                                                                   | 0.57                                                                                       | 35082.52                                                                                   | .48                                                                                        | 44361.01                                                                                   | .53                                                                                        | 59735.50                                                                                   | .64                                                                                        | 69581.83                                                                                   | .66                                                                                        |

(c)& (d):Kothari Commission (1964-66) had recommended  that 6 per cent of GDP should be spent on education.  The National Policy on Education, 1986, as modified in 1992, had laid down that investment on education be gradually increased to reach a level of 6% of National Income as early as possible.

Allocation of funds for education is made by the Government keeping in view inter-se priority of other sector  of  the  economy.    During  XII  Five  Year  Plan,  the  Plan  Outlay  of  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development  is  Rs.4,53,728  crore  (Rs.3,43,028  crore  for  the  Department  of  School  Education  & Literacy  and  Rs.1,10,700  crore  for  the  Department  of  Higher  Education)  as  compared  to  actual expenditure  in  XI  Five  year  Plan  which  was  Rs.1,77,549.76  crore  (Rs.1,37,902.94  crore  for  the Department    of  School  Education  &  Literacy  and  Rs.39,646.82  crore  for  the  Department  of  Higher Education).  This is an increase of about 2.56 times.  This increase in Central Plan Outlay for Education Sector presents a determined effort on the part of Central Government for raising public spending on Education.

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