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Education Sector: Policy and Reforms

Subject: Economics

Book: Comprehensive Indian Economy

Education underpins social mobility and productivity. Policies range from universal primary education drives to higher education expansions via the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan. However, learning outcomes remain suboptimal as indicated by surveys (ASER). Edtech and NEP 2020 reforms are transforming curriculum flexibility and vocational integration. Issues revolve around teacher training, digital divides, and insufficient R&D focus in universities. Exams may ask about the NEP’s aims: holistic learning, mother-tongue instruction, credit-based courses, and skill-based education. Linking these reforms to demographic dividend harnessing is a key evaluative angle.

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Which of the following is a direct tax?

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