(a) whether the Government have decided to withdraw subsidy being given for higher education;
(b) if so, the amount of average annual subsidy given for this purpose during the last three years;
(c) the reasons for the withdrawal of subsidy;
(d) whether the Government had committed to allocate 10% of the GDP for education: and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a) to (c): Government does not consider the amount spent
on Higher Education as a subsidy. It is an investment in
human resource development and there is no proposal to
reduce it.
(d) and (e): As per the National Policy of Education (NPE)
1986, as amended in 1992, it is the endeavour of Government
to increase the government outlay on education to reach the
level of 6% of GDP.