Education and Economic Growth
- Role of education cannot be overestimated in overall development of society and elimination of poverty.
- Even in India we can observe that states having higher literacy level have much higher standard of leaving and better human development index.
Linkage between Education and Economic Growth
- Education takes society towards enlightenment, away from superstition, evil practices and ignorance.
- Less alcohol, smoking and other bad habits, which leads healthy society.
- Instead of wasting money on bad practices an educated citizen will spend more on education, health and better lifestyle.
- Better family planning, aspiring class.
- Upwardly mobile People.
- Slowly but steadily education is dismantling caste prejudices, old social hierarchy for modern and egalitarian society.
- Vocational education creates employment .thus channelize the demographic dividend towards constructive use.
- Informed and aware citizen and educated voter.
- HELPS IN DEEPENING OF democracy.
- Higher GDP growth, prosperous country.
How is it Possible?
- Spread the network of education to every nook and corner of country.
- Every villages should have one primary school, high school at panchyat level and college at Block level.
- But we must also take care of Quality education imparted to all.
- Right to education is great Act in this direction .Providing free and compulsory education up to 14 years.
- Providing mid-day meal, free uniform and books, scholarship should be implemented with transparency.
- Child labor should be strictly prohibited .Although rules does exist, but Implementation is poor.
- Awareness campaign should be launched .Civil society should be encouraged to actively participate in making our country literate.
- Providing free and compulsory quality education to all is prime responsibility of government, government should not abdicate his responsibility.
- Backward states and regions should be focused upon.