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Purpose of Education
A. Economic Factors
- How can I survive in this world?
- How can I earn enough?
- How will it benefit me and my family?
- Can I start my own business?
- Indian buying power is limited, can I export?
- How to do things better and faster?
- The need for knowledge & learning
- The need for benchmarking & improving
- The urge and need to become world class
- To excel in any particular field of activity
B. Social Factors
- To stabalize POPULATION growth
- To reduce LAW and ORDER problems
- To reduce the incidence of AIDS
- To improve SECURITY of INDIA
- To improve HARMONY between the people
- To improve personal HYGINE
- To improve general HEALTH & reduce disease
- To improve PRODUCTIVITY
- To reduce pollution & improve ENVOIRNMENT
- Find ways to work as a Team for the COMMUNITY
Even after 55 years of independance, the functional literacy rate in India is hardly 40 to 63 %, based on UNDP and government of India statistics. Importance needs to be directed to human values imparted to an infant at home and then for primary & secondary education at school (P & SE). The above figure also brings out the need for enterpreunership skill development (ESD) and vocational education & training (VED) at school, college and higher levels of learning. Both ESD and VED are required to generate employment and boost the economy Presently the dropout rate, in India, between Class 1st to Class 12th is 94%. Very little support for the dropouts. In India, only 7% of the workforce is in the organized sector and 93% in the unorganized sector Most of the jobs, about 97% new jobs, are created in the unorganized sector. The present ducation system in India is focussed on higher education and preparing the youth for the organized sector requirements. In developed countries, VET is practised by 90% -95% of the population, in the age group of 15 to 25
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