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Orissa State budget: 2010-11 What’s there for Education. Pre-Budget Citizens’ Consultation. The more we change the more we remain the same. Education Factoids: Orissa. Continues to rank 24 th among 35 states/UTs in terms of literacy rate (NFHS-3)
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Orissa State budget: 2010-11 What’s there for Education Pre-Budget Citizens’ Consultation
The more we change the more we remain the same
Education Factoids: Orissa • Continues to rank 24th among 35 states/UTs in terms of literacy rate (NFHS-3) • Less said about the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes the better. • Ranks 7th wrt drop-out rate at primary level (11.80 %) (Mehta, 2005-06) • Efficiency level of primary education system is at 67.3% compared to national average of 87.8% (Mehta, 2005-06)
4 % increase in the share in the state’s expenditure compared to the year 2006-07. • In 2009-10, it is 3.51 percent of GSDP. • The significant increase in the total budget for the school and mass education during the last two years(2008-09, 2009-10) is due to hike in the salary (sixth pay commission). • Out of increased amount of Rs.1354 cr. during 2008-09 and Rs. 866 cr in 2009-10, the salary amount constitute to the amount of Rs. 1258Cr in 2008-09 and Rs. 718 Cr. In 2009-10.
Revenue Exp vs Capital Exp Need more capital exp for School and Mass Education Revenue Exp Capital Exp
Budget for Text book and scholarship in EE Decreased emphasis on the text book in elementary education
Per capita Text book and Scholarship in EE Inadequate resource for text book and scholarship *No of students for the year 2008-09, 2009-10 are approximately calculated by taking the growth rate of the enrollment in the previous years **only poor students are taken by taking 39 percent (poverty rate) of the total students
Karnataka 2010-11 • Education & Higher Education Rs.10505 Crore • High priority for social sector. • Education budget increased by Rs 1605 crore • Health budget up by Rs 384 crore. Total= 70063 Fiscal deficit= 2.96% of GSDP
Primary and Secondary Education • State’s endeavour to ensure that every school going child acquires education at least up to 10th standard • Rs 100 crore for providing necessary facilities in the schools and PU colleges • The scheme of free bicycles to high school students to be continued with an allocation of Rs 200 crore • Rs 80 crore for construction of buildings for 250 PU colleges • 74 Model High Schools to be established under RashtriyaMadhayamika Siksha Abhiyan. • Programmes have also been formulated for development of 545 High Schools. • A special allocation of Rs 5 crore will be provided for government teachers to acquire graduate and post graduate degrees
Analysis • Heavy Expenditure orientation neglecting the revenue generation • More emphasis on salary hike: Key areas in the social sector need to be emphasized • Continuation of popular schemes with no innovative approach • Likely to create fiscal imbalance • Priority areas (?) • Quantum and Adequacy of budget for Education (?)
What’s on the TOP (union budget) • Increased the plan allocation for school education from Rs 26,800 crores in 2009-10 to Rs 31,036 crores in 2010-11 (increase by 15.8%) • In addition, states will have access to Rs 3,675 crores for elementary education under the 13th Finance Commission grants for 2010-11 • The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 creates a framework for legal entitlements for all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years to education of good quality, based on principles of equity and non-discrimination
Needs urgent attention • Migrants • Handholding of out-of-school children • Increased focus on special schemes for the underprivileged (SCs/STs/minorities, etc)