The education system functions on two levels, which work simultaneously: the organisation and the structure of the education system is the duty of the respective states whilst the central government (Union) is in charge of quality, development and research in teaching fields.
Thanks to the efforts of the central government, the "National Policy on Education" and the "Program Of Action" have seen the light of day. The scale of India sub-continent makes the education problem complex. Large inequalities in education persist in certain regions due to the different casts which make up the population, despite the abolition of the cast system by the Constitution. These disparities bring about major difficulties for the putting in place of the education programme which is poorly adapted to local requirements and where there exists a large inequality betwen the supply and demand for education.
In 1993, 17 million children were still workers… despite the education being obligatory for 6 to 14 year olds, 10% of the chilfren concerned have never been to school and more than 50% drop out during primary school. 1% of higher education diplomas are in scientific agriculture, although ¾ of the population live from agriculture. To improve the school inscription rate, the local population’s perception of school will have to be changed, so that the outcome of education is not envisaged as the educated children leaving to go to the cities.
