The societal gains from education are universally recognized. Societies that have prospered and have educationally done well have invested public funds in government-run schools that are for everyone. The more people are empowered with quality education, the better the nation performs in its development indicators including in building a ‘responsible society’. In India, school education has been a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But despite this commitment, successive governments at the Centre and in the states have failed to make the investments that would have shaped a modern and meaningful education system.
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