Haryana tops in rural household monthly expense on education; Gujarat in growth rate
Updated: Aug 01, 2013 03:19:55pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN) Haryana has highest average rural household monthly expenditure on education worth over Rs 373 during 2004-05 and 2009-10, while Odisha has the lowest, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said today.
“Odisha has ranked lowest with average rural household monthly expenditure on education worth just about Rs 52,” said a study titled ‘Evolution of Indian Rural Markets: During 2004-05 to 2009-10,’ conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
“Although we have made great strides in improving India’s education scenario, much ground still needs to be covered as our education system is still plagued by low enrolment rates, lower attendance and retention rates, high teacher absenteeism, irregular classes, poor teaching standards and other related issues,” said national secretary general of ASSOCHAM, D S Rawat, while releasing the study findings.
The government, according to him would need to shift its focus on increasing enrolment rates and also reducing school drop-outs in rural areas which is also a significant problem.
On the other hand, Gujarat has clocked massive growth rate of about 126 per cent in rural household monthly expenditure on education across states during the aforesaid period, the study said.
Punjab, though ranks second with about Rs 305 worth of average rural household monthly expenditure on education, the state ranks lowest with just about 10 per cent growth rate.
Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh are other states where the rural households on an average spend more on education.
However, in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Assam average monthly household expenditure on education is low.
“This portrays a wide inter-state variation in household expenditure on education,” said Rawat.
Analysing the aspect of growth in household monthly expenditure on education during the five years to 2009-10, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala have registered high growth rate between 52-93 per cent.
However, household expenditure on education in rural areas increased at a lower rate between 17-23 per cent in Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha during the five years after 2004-05.
“There is no dearth of world class quality higher-education institutions in urban centres but the need of the hour is to improve both primary and higher education scenario in rural sector,” said ASSOCHAM. (KNN/SD)
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“Odisha has ranked lowest with average rural household monthly expenditure on education worth just about Rs 52,” said a study titled ‘Evolution of Indian Rural Markets: During 2004-05 to 2009-10,’ conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
“Although we have made great strides in improving India’s education scenario, much ground still needs to be covered as our education system is still plagued by low enrolment rates, lower attendance and retention rates, high teacher absenteeism, irregular classes, poor teaching standards and other related issues,” said national secretary general of ASSOCHAM, D S Rawat, while releasing the study findings.
The government, according to him would need to shift its focus on increasing enrolment rates and also reducing school drop-outs in rural areas which is also a significant problem.
On the other hand, Gujarat has clocked massive growth rate of about 126 per cent in rural household monthly expenditure on education across states during the aforesaid period, the study said.
Punjab, though ranks second with about Rs 305 worth of average rural household monthly expenditure on education, the state ranks lowest with just about 10 per cent growth rate.
Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh are other states where the rural households on an average spend more on education.
However, in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Assam average monthly household expenditure on education is low.
“This portrays a wide inter-state variation in household expenditure on education,” said Rawat.
Analysing the aspect of growth in household monthly expenditure on education during the five years to 2009-10, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala have registered high growth rate between 52-93 per cent.
However, household expenditure on education in rural areas increased at a lower rate between 17-23 per cent in Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha during the five years after 2004-05.
“There is no dearth of world class quality higher-education institutions in urban centres but the need of the hour is to improve both primary and higher education scenario in rural sector,” said ASSOCHAM. (KNN/SD)
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