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PRIVATIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATION

. R.Sandhya Assistant Professor, Department of English, Emeralds Degree College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India


Abstract

Since time immemorial, education is a ubiquitous-marvel; the process empowers an individual imparting knowledge and skills which transfers a person a mind to think in all dimensions of life. Education conditions over all the country’s advancement comprising industrial, social, economical and political factors. Indian government initiated new economic policies in 1991 namely liberalization, privatization and globalization. Privatization is disinvestment through increased completion, along with the growing demand with better quality and upgrading technology removing political interferences.

With the advent of privatization in educational sector it bought forth new amendments and programs to increase employment, skill training and income opportunities focusing graduates, postgraduates, middleclass and poverty ridden groups. The embracing transformation is seen in rural areas by establishing new educational intuitions and is enlarged to greater extent by expanding its roots in the development of regions on meeting the need and demand for education. Education intuitions began to expand its horizons emphasizing quantitative education rather than focussing on the quality. The privatization crippled the education system as the institutions are mushrooming their growth along with prejudices. Hence, the key motive of this paper is to present the bare system of privatization and also analyze its impact in educational sector.

Keywords:- Liberalization, New Education policies, Privatization

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