Gujarat Congress spokesperson Dr Manish Doshi made some serious allegations against the Modi government today. As per the figures of the year 2007-2008, Gujarat has slipped from 9th spot to 13th in providing primary education in India. He claimed that the government is not serious about the prevailing education scenario in the state.
Even after the announcement of several educational schemes by the government, enrollment in public schools has fallen by 8% during the years 2005-2008. Dr Doshi, who is also a senate member of Gujarat University, claimed that many smaller states are ahead of Gujarat in providing primary education.
The scene in secondary education is pitiable too. Right now 40.99% girls are studying in secondary education, which is 5% less than the national average.
Gujarat government has failed in encouraging students of all age groups to
get education. The state ranked 12th among 20 states in the age group of 5 to 14, while it was 18th in the age group of 15 to 19.
Dr Doshi maintained that the state government turned out to be unsuccessful in building model colleges across 20 districts of Gujarat.
The colleges were identified by the central government, in order to increase the gross enrollment ratio. He claimed that the government at the centre has already fixed funds to build these model colleges, but the state administration hasn't bothered to build a single college till date.
