OUTLAY ON EDUCATION
 

In all the previous Five Year Plans, education was taken to be a social service rather than an input in the development process. There was a change in the emphasis beginning with the Sixth Plan wherein it has been considered to be pivotal in the social and economic development of the country through development of human resources.

12 Ibid, pp. 82-83.

13 Statistical Pocket Book, India 1981, Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of planning, Government of India, pp.207-12.

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                                                    Rs. in Crores
                                          

        
        First Plan                                      149
         (1951-56)
        
        Second Plan                                     273
         (1956-61)
        
        Third Plan                                      589
         (1961-66)
        
        Annual Plans                                    397
         (1966-69)
        
        Fourth Plan                                     774
         (1969-74)
        
        Fifth Plan*                                   1,710
         (1974-79)                        (includes science& technology)
         (1979-80)                                      263
        
        Sixth Plan                                    2,524 (outlay)                   
         (1980-85)                                                                    
        
                                          

                                          

*Fifth Plan terminated in 1977-78.

Details regarding Sixth Plan outlay for Education Culture are given in the following tables:14

                                                          (Rs. in crores)
        
                                          

        
        Sl.No.         Sub-Head                 States       Centre     Total 
                                                 and
                                                Union
                                              Territories
        
                                          

        
        1                 2                         3           4         5
        
                                          

        
        1. Barly childhood & Elementary Education 851.07       54.39   905.37
        
        2. Secondary Education                    370.00       28.01   398.01
        
        3. Teacher Education                       22.00         **     22.00
        
        4. University & Higher Education          197.00       288.75  485.75
        
        5. Adult Education                         68.00        60.00  128.00
        
        6. Physical Education, Sports & Games
           and Youth Welfare                       69.00        24.00   93.54
        
        7. Other Programmer                        69.41        60.15  129.56
        
           Sub total, General Education          1646.48       515.75 2523.74
        
        8. Art & Culture                           32.90        51.00   83.90
        
        9. Technical Education                      109.61              168.00 
        277.60
                                           
                                      Total      1788.99        734.75 2529.74
        
                                          

                                          

14 Sixth Five Year Plan P. 36

** Included under Secondary Education. The year-wise outlay\ during the Sixth Plan is as follows:-

                                          

        
                                                              Rs.in crores
        
        1980-81                                                387.77
        
        1981-82                                                422.00
        
        1982-83                                                514.08
        
        1983-84                                                679.74
        
        
                                          

                                          

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