In all states and center regions, Jammu and Kashmir spend the most for education as a percentage of GDP at 8.11%, followed by Manipur (7.25%), Meghalaya (6.64%), and Tripura (6.19%) A policy report has been prepared by. NITI Aayog ‘expanded quality higher education through states and state public universities’. The report released here on Monday stated that on the contrary, Delhi (1.67%), Telangana (2%), and Karnataka (2.01%) allocate much less for higher education.
The report found that there are negative growth rates in spending on higher education. “The meaning of young expenditure on higher education increased from ₹ 2,174 to of 4,921 between 2005-06 and 2019-20. However, within this growth, there is a significant increase in deviation between states, ”it has been mentioned. The report said that Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana are the top spends per youth on higher education, which has been said with states like Rajasthan, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.
Maharashtra leads to higher education funding with a budget of 11,421 crore, followed by Bihar () 9,666 crore) and Tamil Nadu (₹ 7,237 crore), in the report. He said, “Sikkim (₹ 142 crore), Arunachal Pradesh () 155 crore), and Nagaland () 167 crore are the lowest higher education budget in states,” said this. When the higher education expenditure is considered as a percentage of the GDP (GSDP), Bihar ranks the highest at 1.56%, followed by Jammu and Kashmir at 1.53%and Manipur at 1.45%. “Telangana has the lowest percentage of 0.18% in Telangana, while Gujarat and Rajasthan allocate each 0.23%.”
Report, NITI Aayog said in a statement, there is a first type of policy document in the higher education sector, especially in the higher education sector centered on states and state public universities (SPU). While releasing the report, NITI Aayog Vice President Suman Berry said that in many global education systems, public universities set a benchmark for excellence. “While there are institutions like IITs in India, public universities of the state should also try for high standards,” he said. He hoped that the recommendations vested in the report would be enthusiastically carried forward by the Ministries in the Central and State Governments.
The policy report provides a detailed policy roadmap, including about 80 policy recommendations. The National Average University density is 0.8. Sikkim’s highest density is 10.3, followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand. The report said, “In the highly populated states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra, the density at the state level is below the national average, Bihar has the lowest record at 0.2,” the report states.
“States like Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh have a higher female enrollment rate than men, who are serving as a model of success for higher access to higher education for women. Geographically small states and UTs such as Chandigarh, Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have relatively balanced male-women enrollment with a difference of only a few hundred students, “the report states.
Published – February 11, 2025 03:19 AM IST
