Public-Private Partnership (PPP) – A Key to Expand the Education Infrastructure of India

An education infrastructure is the most important social infrastructure in India. The issue of education financing is extremely important for the overall growth and development of education infrastructure in India. Central and state governments have remained major financer of education and their relative share in education has shown remarkable increase since the time of independence to the recent years. India has a large number of children attending school which necessitates very strong educational infrastructure. Education can accelerate economic growth and investment is a key indicator to expand and improve the quality of education. The paper assesses the union government expenditure on education and indicates the possibility of increasing private sector investment in education in India. It also attempts to identify various challenges for Indian education sector.  The paper recommends Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as an effective strategy to improve and expand the education infrastructure of India. The paper also presents few international as well as Indian examples of PPP arrangement in education sector.

An education infrastructure is the most important social infrastructure in India. The issue of education financing is extremely important for the overall growth and development of education infrastructure in India. Central and state governments have remained major financer of education and their relative share in education has shown remarkable increase since the time of independence to the recent years. India has a large number of children attending school which necessitates very strong educational infrastructure. Education can accelerate economic growth and investment is a key indicator to expand and improve the quality of education. The paper assesses the union government expenditure on education and indicates the possibility of increasing private sector investment in education in India. It also attempts to identify various challenges for Indian education sector.  The paper recommends Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as an effective strategy to improve and expand the education infrastructure of India. The paper also presents few international as well as Indian examples of PPP arrangement in education sector.