INDIAVISION 2020

Vision 2020, as the topic itself tempts and makes us imagine our Country’s growth by 2020. This vision in our country encompasses a wide range of sectors from technology to infrastructure, health care to education, environmental issues to entertainment, proves how even the most sizeable problems can be solved by exercising bold, ambitious measures. If these measures are taken into seriously, then undoubtedly we can transform our motherland a harmonious place to live in. This is in fact every true Indian’s dream.

INTRODUCTION

INDIA’S POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET:

WOMEN AND CHILD ABUSE

CORRUPTION AND BLACK ECONOMY:

INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

VISION 2020

25% - ILLITERATE. 7% - GRADUTE. 15% - MANAGE TO GET INTO HIGHER EDUCATION.

WHY THE EDUCATION IS GIVEN LESS IMPORTANCE IN INDIA?

80% of schools are managed by the government. Private schools are expensive and out of reach of the poor.

More hands to earn remains the mentality amongst many families and therefore little kids are set out to fend for the family over going to school to garner an adequate education, in the most literal sense of the word.

Infrastructure facilities at schools across rural areas and in slums dispense very poor quality of education.

The teachers are not well qualified and therefore not well paid and therefore are not willing to work hard enough.

CHALLENGES FOR THE INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

PPP THE BEST MODEL FOR VISION 2020 EDUCATION: An educated and enlightened generation shall be the greatest asset of any nation. It is with this vision that the Government of India is giving much importance to the policies related to educational sector. The Right to Education Act which has been implemented and basic education has been included under the fundamental rights are the results of these reforms. Latest among them is the plans for setting up schools under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

FEATURES

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

QUALITY

GOVERNANCE

EXPERTISE

EFFICIENCY

FEES CHARGED

PPP is often described as a private investment where two parties comprising Government as well as a private sector undertaking form a partnership.

Many of the features which cannot be possessed by the government schools can be maintained by a private school.  But, the fees charged by the private schools may not be affordable to all classes of people.

Public Private Partnership is formed with the objective of blending these two features to a common end and thereby attains the vision of educational inclusion, expenditure and the functional efficiency, organizational hierarchy and accountability of a private set up make it different from other school categories. Though there can be drawbacks and difficulties for this model, in our Indian set up it is much suitable and adaptable.

PPP model help to set up more number of schools by partnering in capital tools and then welcome the new model schools for our kids.

PPPs can increase access and improve quality in education in a number of ways:

(i) By allowing school choice.

(ii) By putting competitive pressure on private schools to remain in the market.

(iii) By making school operations more flexible.

(iv) By setting quality-driven output specifications.

(v) By ensuring an optimal level of risk sharing between the public and private sector.

1) TAX BREAK – CORPORATE / PVT SECTOR.

2) CORPORATE SECTOR – EARMARK INVESTMENT.

3) IMPROVE OUTLAY OF EDUCATION.

4) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS.

Apart from ppp the following needs to be done at earliest for becoming developed nation in terms of education:

TYPES OF PARTNERSHIP

FEATURES

Traditional and Design build

The Government contracts with a private partner to design and build a facility to specific requirements.

Operations and Maintenance

The Government contracts with a private partner to operate a publicly owned facility

Turnkey operation The Government provides financing, the private partner designs, constructs, and operates facility for a specified time period, while the public partner retains ownership of facility.

Lease-Purchase The private partner leases a facility to the government for a specified time period, after which ownership is vested with government.

Lease or own develop-operate

The private partner leases or buys a facility from the government and develops and operates the facility under contract to the government for a specified time period.

Build-operate-transfer The private partner obtains an exclusive contract to finance, build, operate, maintain, manage, and collect user fees for a facility for a fixed period to amortize its investment, and at the end of the franchise, the title reverts to the government.

Build-own-operate The government either transfers ownership and responsibility for an existing facility or contracts with a private partner to build, own, and operate new facility in pereptuity

FactorPrivatemanagementof schools

Vouchers SubsidiesPrivate financeinitiative

Flexibility Significant Moderate Moderate Low

Quality criteria

Significant if inthe contract

Significant ifparent andstudent driven

Moderate butsignificant if inthe contract

Low

Risk-sharing Low Low Moderate Significant

Competition Low Significant Low Low

Table- The effects of different types of public-private partnership contracts on education outcomes.

CHINA USA INDIA RUSSIA BRAZIL

Series 1 26.7 18.3 16.9 9.5 6

2.5

7.5

12.5

17.5

22.5

27.5

Students enrolled in international in-stitutions.

GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING MODELS IN CASE OF PPP:

Basic Infrastructure Model

Outsourcing Model

Equity/Hybrid Model

Reverse Outsourcing Model

INDIAN EDUCATION SECTOR

SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTH WEAKNESS

Few globally renowned educational institutions

48% drop outs at elementary level mainly because of socio-economic reasons.

Social disparity which was very high till 90’s has been reduced significantly.

Low PTR and absenteeism.

348 universities, 17625 colleges, > 500,000, 10.5 million students.

Pratham’s ASER survey: 60% of children aged 7 to 12 find it difficult in reading a simple Para.

Professional education in English Medium The position of Indian universities is consistently falling. According to recent report India is no where ranked among 100 best universities in the world.

Huge demand for Indian students in overseas market.

Above all education is up for sale now a days.

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

Unsaturated demand for quality education.

The global effects challenge the traditional ideas of the Indian academic institutions as well as to the national and even institutional control of education.

To meet the global challenges with greater accountability to main stakeholders –students- in the field of higher education, the University Grants Commission (UGC) came forward and set up National Assessment and Accreditation council (NAAC) with an object to cater quality education at affordable cost.

Deterioration in quality of education specially in government sector due to lack of availability of trained faculty.

The UGC has decided to invite proposals from institutions that are keen on ‘exporting Indian education to foreign learners under a ‘Study India programs’ (SIP).

Over regulation – control over course curriculum , entrance tests, fees etc.

The Indian Govt. belatedly started the process of constituting a Committee for the Promotion of Indian Education Abroad (COPIE) under the ministry of human resources department of education.

According to a recent report Indians are spending nearly $1 billion on higher education abroad. Many universities do not attract competent and committed faculty due to poor salaries and working conditions.

We can achieve the goal of Vision 2020 in our Country only when we make youth to contribute their efforts in all fields. We have to make them overcome the Threats that are put before our Country. We have to really follow the advises of great people like Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, our former President. Hence our Vision 2020 has to be on the belief that human resources are the most important determinant of overall development.

CONCLUSION