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This information was provided by Minister of State for HRD M A A Fatmi while replying to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday on the amount earned as a result of the cess in the last three years.
He said a total of Rs 10,393 crore was collected in one year since the cess was introduced, adding the revenue being earned as a result of the levy was being spent on improving the standard of primary education, universal education and in implementing and expanding the mid-day meal scheme in schools.
To a question on the adult literacy mission, he said in the 11th Five Year Plan, people in the 35-plus age group would also be included in the project, which has been targeting the 18-33 age group so far.
Stressing that the country was well on track to achieving 85 per cent literacy rate by 2012, Fatmi said the gross enrolment ratio in schools has gone up to 110 per cent and there was now 98 per cent accessibility to schools.
He, however, expressed concern over teachers not being present in schools in states like Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
Fatmi said the MPs, MLAs and Zila Parishad members were empowered to call meetings and seek any kind of information on the implementation of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
What about the education cess collected on and over cell of petroleum product? how much ids that amount?how is it being invested in promoting the education, higher education and research? liberlisation should have put more impact upon the education? why income tax exemption is given on house building whrereas no such discounts are not available on education loan, which would have enabled people to make houses even without concession?why interest rate on "education loan " is not being reduced, the way being done on house bulding?is it to convert the land to buildings, so that primary resoueces get dwindled and we have more of dependent less educated manual labour?
Stop wasting taxpayers money and improve implementation of existing schemes.. Wjen will India Change.. Let us make all education upto 2 free and allocate budget for next 20 years.. That would do some good. All these bloody ministers, when will you stop bleeding innocent tax payers.. what's their crime- to be productive and law abiding?? What do taxpayers get in return? Will the minister infrom us.. It is getting worse every year
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