Parliament's standing committee on HRD has expressed concern with the rising trend of huge gap between the proposed demand and the actual allocation of funds for higher education. In its report tabled on Wednesday, the committee said "the actual allocation is less than half of what the ministry had proposed."
In another report on school education, standing committee asked HRD ministry to carry out a ground assessment of schools that are not giving 25% admission to children belonging to economically weaker sections. In case of mid-day meal, the parliamentary panel said that the amount paid to cooks is meagre and compensation should be brought to the level of MNREGA wages.
The panel has recommended that 25% of all government education funding or 1.5% of GDP be spent on higher education. It said that to achieve higher Gross Enrolment Ratio and for making India an educational hub globally, not only more allocations are required but the utilisation of allocations has to be more efficient.
Parliamentary panel said this trend is "certainly affecting the implementation of various schemes in the ministry" and asked it to review its overall mechanism right from making the proposed demand till the final expenditure is incurred and also assess the impact as far as implementation of various schemes is concerned."
Committee also asked HRD ministry to do an assessment of vacancies of teachers. It said critical review of recruitment procedure along with eligibility criteria being followed by different university authorities be made. Standing committee has strongly recommended a system of performance audit of teachers based on feedback.
In another report on school education, standing committee asked HRD ministry to carry out a ground assessment of schools that are not giving 25% admission to children belonging to economically weaker sections. In case of mid-day meal, the parliamentary panel said that the amount paid to cooks is meagre and compensation should be brought to the level of MNREGA wages.
The panel has recommended that 25% of all government education funding or 1.5% of GDP be spent on higher education. It said that to achieve higher Gross Enrolment Ratio and for making India an educational hub globally, not only more allocations are required but the utilisation of allocations has to be more efficient.
Parliamentary panel said this trend is "certainly affecting the implementation of various schemes in the ministry" and asked it to review its overall mechanism right from making the proposed demand till the final expenditure is incurred and also assess the impact as far as implementation of various schemes is concerned."
Committee also asked HRD ministry to do an assessment of vacancies of teachers. It said critical review of recruitment procedure along with eligibility criteria being followed by different university authorities be made. Standing committee has strongly recommended a system of performance audit of teachers based on feedback.
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