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Public Expenditure on Education in India: Centre–State Allocations

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  • Venkatanarayana Motkuri
  • Ellanki Revathi

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Education, as a public good, necessitates state expenditure. As a concurrent subject, it requires co-sharing of financial, regulatory and developmental functions in a federal polity. Public expenditure on education in India is around 4% of GDP. However, analysis shows that only 1% is borne by the Union while 3% is borne by the states together. The long pending goal of spending 6% of GDP on education, needs to be equally shared by both the central and the state governments lest the development of education remain a lofty ideal.

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  • Venkatanarayana Motkuri & Ellanki Revathi, 2023. "Public Expenditure on Education in India: Centre–State Allocations," Journal of Development Policy and Practice, , vol. 8(2), pages 194-208, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jodepp:v:8:y:2023:i:2:p:194-208
    DOI: 10.1177/24551333231163949
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