What efforts are made by the government to provide education and health everyone? 5 marks question.
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Education in India is provided by public schools (controlled and funded by three levels: central, state and local) and private schools. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14. The approximate ratio of public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.
Education in the Republic of India
Minister of Human Resource Development
Ramesh Pokhriyal
Budget
₹99,100 crore (US$14 billion)
Primary languages
Indian languages, English
System type
Federal, State or Private
Established
Compulsory Education
1 April 2010
Total
74%[1]
Male
82.2%
Female
69.5%
Total
(N/A)
Primary
95%
Secondary
69%
Post secondary
25%
India has made progress in increasing the attainment rate of primary education. In 2011, Approximately 75% of the population, aged between 7 to 10 years, was literate.[5] India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to its economic development.[6] Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions. While enrollment in higher education has increased steadily over the past decade, reaching a Gross Enrollment Ratio of 24% in 2013,[7] there still remains a significant distance to catch up with tertiary education enrollment levels of developed nations,[8] a challenge that will be necessary to overcome in order to continue to reap a demographic dividend from India's comparatively young population.