How is Govt expenditure on Education Sector measured?
It is measured in 2 ways:
1 Percentage of Total Governement expenditure
2 Percentage of GDP
Percentage of Total Government expenditure
It is calculated by following formula
Total Education Expenditiure/ Total Govt Expenditure * 100
This denotes importance of education in scheme of things before the government
Percentage of Total Government expenditure
Is Govt spending as a percentage of GDP adequate?
No
It should be at least 6% of Govt Budget
as per
Recommendation of Education Commission (1964-66)
However, even after 55 years it is only around 4%
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Question 1
In the following questions, select the correct answers:
The expenditure of the government on education is expressed as:
- Percentage of total government expenditure
- Percentage of GDP
- Percentage of National Income
- Neither A nor B
A. Percentage of total government expenditure
B. Percentage of GDP
Explanation
Government Expenditure is measured in 2 ways:
1. Percentage of total government expenditure
2. Percentage of GDP
Percentage of Total Government expenditure
It is calculated by following formula Percentage of Total Government expenditure
Total Education Expenditure/ Total Govt Expenditure * 100 Percentage of GDP
This denotes importance of education in scheme of things before the government
Percentage of GDP
It is calculated by following formula
Total Education Expenditure/ Total GDP *100
This Denotes how much percentage of people's income is committed to development of expenditure in India
Question 2
Identify the correctly matched pair from column A to that of Column B:
| Column A | Column B | ||||||
| 1. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan | (a) Rural Education | ||||||
| 2. National Council of Educational Research and Training | (b) Adult Education | ||||||
| 3. Indira Gandhi National Open University | (c) Higher Education | ||||||
| 4. Kendra Vidhyalaya | (d) Elementary Education | ||||||
- 1 – (a)
- 2 – (b)
- 3 – (c)
- 4 – (d)
C. 3 – (c)
Explanation
National Council of Educational Research and Training is for secondary education
Kendra Vidhyalaya is for primary and secondary education
