1) We need to articulate why education is most crucial for removal of poverty, and for India’s development. Why and how we need to articulate the role of education in development? Discuss. (250 Words)

Education is important for development because:
1. historical evidence; britishers relied on education to develop the masses
2. economical evidence: more we educate, more they are capable to contribute to GDP
3. culture: more disciplinied work force, less law and order probpems
4. scientific advancements: better scientific temper (also envisaged by Jawahar Lal Nehru)
5. environemnt: development has to be multi folded- more we educate, more we are able to save the environmentct
All of the above coupled together, will lead to poverty reduction
We can do this in following ways:
1. better infrastructure (both at primary and tertiary level)
2. better quality of teachers and professors
3. independent bodies(such as UGC to be more strengthened) Recently National medial council draft bill has been brought to revamp the medical education( Medical council to be scrapped)
Innovative strategies to be implemented in each of the above steps