A Policy Note on the Grant-in-Aid System in Indian Education: Main Issues and Options for Reform

In: Discussion Paper Series, Bd. 3 (2003). Washington, D.C., International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 2003

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Abstract

This policy note is aimed at contributing to a broader discussion on how the private sector can be best used to achieve priority educational goals in India. This paper includes the following contents: background and objectives; the grant-in-aid system in India - an historical perspective; size of the private aided sector in India - school education; size of the private aided sector in India - higher education; public expenditures on grants-in-aid; performance and costs of aided institutions; issues for reform in the GIA sector; recent attempts at reform; and recommendations.