Answer:
India has shown visible growth
in the education sector since 1951. Education in India is provided by the
public sector as well as the private sector with control and funding coming
from three levels: Central, state and local. Education falls under the control
of both the union Government and the state Government.
(i) India has made progress in
terms of increasing the primary education, attendance rate and expanding
literacy to approximately three quarters of the population. Indian literacy
grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 18% in 1951.
(ii) As per the Annual status of
Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of all rural children between the ages of
6-14are enrolled in school. It has also increased in secondary and higher
education.
(iii) The number of Universities
has increased almost ten times. As of 2012, India has 152 central universities,
316state universities and 191 private universities.
(iv) The dropout rate has
reduced among males and females at secondary and tertiary levels of education.
But at primary level, it has above 40% dropout rate still now.
(v) The Government of India has
launch a new mission 'SAAKSHAR BHARAT' specially for women. (5)
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