Education and Federalism in India
Education and Federalism in India

Author: M. R. Kolhatkar

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788131605226

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As India enters the 21st century, education - as the master determinant of development - has assumed unprecedented importance. The universal right to an elementary education is the focus of the country's Right to Education Act. There is also discussion of the demographic dividend which India can meaningfully earn in the next 25 years, if only the working age population is imparted the requisite skills which pre-supposes a near-universalization of secondary and higher secondary education. At the same time, India is required to vamp up its higher education participation rate. Thus, all stages of education have to be emphasized simultaneously. However, educational pre-requisites need to be accomplished within the political framework of parliamentary federalism, entailing the cooperation of India's two dozen States and half a dozen union territories. Education under India's Constitution is a concurrent subject in which both the State and the Center can legislate. Educational performance in India, which would determine India's economic performance, is therefore crucially modified by Center-State relations. Education vis-a-vis Indian federalism is therefore a vitally important but rather neglected arena. This book fills a crucial gap by covering the gamut of the various sub-areas of education.

Indian Federalism
Indian Federalism

Author: Louise Tillin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-05-04

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0199097879

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To understand how politics, the economy, and public policy function in the world’s largest democracy, an appreciation of federalism is essential. Bringing to surface the complex dimensions that affect relations between India’s central government and states, this short introduction is the one-stop account to federalism in India. Paying attention to the constitutional, political, and economic factors that shape Centre–state relations, this book stimulates understanding of some of the big dilemmas facing India today. The ability of India’s central government to set the economic agenda or secure implementation of national policies throughout the country depends on the institutions and practices of federalism. Similarly, the ability of India’s states to contribute to national policy making or to define their own policy agendas that speak to local priorities all hinge on questions of federalism. Organised in four chapters, this book introduces readers to one of the key living features of Indian democracy.

Indian Fiscal Federalism
Indian Fiscal Federalism

Author: Y.V. Reddy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-12-27

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0199097046

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Likening fiscal federalism to a game between the Union and the States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. States, and among the States themselves, Indian Fiscal Federalism lays bare the complex rules of play. It examines the pivotal role of Finance Commissions and assesses momentous events since 2014, such as the replacement of the Planning Commission by NITI Aayog, the emergence of the GST Council, and the controversies surrounding the Fifteenth Finance Commission. A contemporary, timely, and comprehensive analysis of fiscal federalism in India, this practitioners’ perspective is a must-read for all those interested in the subject.

Right to Education in India
Right to Education in India

Author: Praveen Jha

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2015-12-14

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1317355121

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This is one of the first volumes to comprehensively discuss resource constraints and institutional challenges in realizing the Fundamental Right to Education (RTE) in India. It looks at various aspects of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the primary vehicle to implement RTE and a flagship programme to universalize elementary education in the country. The book presents a comparative perspective across regions and states and evaluates the effective delivery of SSA at the grassroots level. Using rich empirical data, not yet available in the public domain, it provides valuable lessons for the planning and financing arrangements of SSA-RTE between the centre and the states, and towards understanding access, equity and quality of education. The work will be a major resource for scholars and researchers of education, economics, public policy, development studies, and politics.

Dynamics of Indian Federalism
Dynamics of Indian Federalism

Author: Mokbul Ali Laskar

Publisher: Notion Press

Published:

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 9352062396

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"This book is a detailed overview of the institutional and historical trajectory of Indian federalism, including both territorial and non-territorial aspects of Indian federalism. An extensive analysis has been made of the various federal policy measures adopted by different rulers from time to time, particularly with an emphasis on federalism under the British colonial rule and the role of princely states in Indian federalism. It has made a critical analysis of the Constituent Assembly Debates on federalism and the role of political leaders in shaping of Indian federalism. Further, a critical analysis has been made about the changing nature and dynamics of Indian federalism in the post-independent India including the contemporary debates on various aspects of Indian federalism. The book is an important compendium for those wishing to have first-hand information on Indian federalism and may be very useful for scholars interested in center-state relations. It can be an important guide for researchers in identifying various research questions for further study on Indian federalism. Most importantly, it can be a very useful course book for students or professionals for whom the existing shorter introductions to the subject may not suffice. Any undergraduate student who needs to undertake an advance level study on Indian Politics and Government or Indian federalism will find the book very useful. International readers of comparative politics will also find the book useful. Additionally, the book may be useful for those who are interested in Indian Administrative Services (IAS) and for the politicians as well."

Education and Empowerment in India
Education and Empowerment in India

Author: Avinash Kumar Singh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1317336860

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This book explores the critical linkages between education and empowerment of women, marginalized groups and other disadvantaged sections of society. It: Provides an overview of educational policies and practices from India’s independence to the present day, and tracks relevant changes and amendments. Examines a range of issues connected with education such as the Right to Education Act; empowerment and community mobilization; higher education challenges and other emerging topics. Brings together both theoretical postulates and empirical findings.

The Child and the State in India
The Child and the State in India

Author: Myron Weiner

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780691018980

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India has the largest number of non-schoolgoing working children in the world. Why has the government not removed them from the labor force and required that they attend school, as have the governments of all developed and many developing countries? To answer this question, this major comparative study first looks at why and when other states have intervened to protect children against parents and employers. By examining Europe of the nineteenth century, the United States, Japan, and a number of developing countries, Myron Weiner rejects the argument that children were removed from the labor force only when the incomes of the poor rose and employers needed a more skilled labor force. Turning to India, the author shows that its policies arise from fundamental beliefs, embedded in the culture, rather than from economic conditions. Identifying the specific values that elsewhere led educators, social activists, religious leaders, trade unionists, military officers, and government bureaucrats to make education compulsory and to end child labor, he explains why similar groups in India do not play the same role.