 CENTRE-STATE PARTNERSHIP IN
 FINANCING NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE
 ON EDUCATION.

5.1.0 The perspective for Education, as for other Sectors, has been presented upto the year 2000 A.D. by the VII Plan document under the Chapter on "Development Perspective: Towards the year 2000" as follows:

"By the year 2000, illiteracy would be eliminated and universal elementary education would have been provided for all children upto the age of 14. It is expected that drop-outs in the age group 6-14 would be reduced to negligible levels. Extensive provision would be made for continuing and recurrent education and use of modern communication technology. There will be substantial vocationalisation of secondary education by the turn of the century. Non-formal education using a variety of means and methods, including video technology and computers, would play a significant role."

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5.2.0 The Seventh Plan document lays down the strategy and pattern of growth of Education as follows:

"Enrolment in elementary education (Class I-VIII) is expected to increase by 25 million and cover 92 per cent of the population in the age-group 6-14 years by 1989- 90. In addition, non-formal systems will be used to bring closer the objective of universalisation of elementary educations Secondary school enrolment is expected to go up by 5 million partly through better utilization of existing schools, and with a special emphasis on vocationalisation. Special efforts will be made to improve the quality of education. As part of this drive, model schools will be set up in each district to impart quality, education to promising children, particularly those coming from rural areas. Adult literacy programmes will be pursued with the objective of covering all illiterates in the age-group 15-35 by 1990. In higher education and technical education, the emphasis will be on consolidation and improvements in quality."

5.3.0. The above strategy and objectives would continue to be valid during the VIII Plan as well-though targets as such may vary.

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5.4.0 It is consistent with the above perspective and strategies that funds should be provided for Education.

CENTRE-STATE PARTNERSHIP IN FINANCING NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION.