Critically analyse the structure of education in indai with special reference to different levels and types of education
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The education system of India is one of the largest of its kind in the world. More than 102.8 million people come under this education system.Elementary education in India has been emphasized to increase the literacy percentage of the country.India’s post-independence period has seen the launch of various schemes by the Government to promote education among the masses and to achieve universalization of elementary education in the country.The constitutional and legal statements that appear time to time are as follows:
Constitutional mandate, 1950 - "The State shall endeavor to provide, within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, for free and compulsory education to all children until they complete the age of 14 years."
National Policy of Education, 1986 - "It shall be ensured that free and compulsory education of a satisfactory level is provided to all children up to 14 years of age before we enter the twenty first century".
Unnikrishnan Judgment, 1993 - "Every child/citizen of this country has a right to free education until he completes the age of fourteen years."
The elementary education in India starts from the early child hood days.The system includes three stages: pre-primary, primary and middle level.The analytical report, given below, gives an insight into the state of elementary education in different states in the country.
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