Why Aid for Education to India? Christopher Colclough and Anuradha De
Main question: in what ways and to what extent has aid influenced educational policy in India Methods: -Documentary sources -Interviews amongst government, aid community and NGOs The paper is Work in Progress
Changed Aid Intentions Education, aid and Development – the shift to basics -Changing priorities in aid to education -Jomtien Conference Aid promises not met by 2000 and resource gap increased -Millennium Conference and the MDGs
New Instruments and Modalities Aid Effectiveness – selectivity Paris Declaration Programme Aid – SWAPs -Budgetary Support
Aid to Education in India Donor Interests -Poverty focus (Primary ed) -Effectiveness of spending -transparency -agreement on policy objectives National Interests -resources -international best practice -monitoring systems -advocacy
Expenditure allocations for Elementary Education during different Plans Five Year PlanTotal Approved External Aid received External aid approved 7 th Plan th Plan th Plan th Plan (Rs. Crore) Source: Annual Financial Statistics, GOI, relevant years
Estimates of Foreign aid to Elementary Education in India YearExternal aid to elementary education YearExternal aid to elementary education * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** # ** #948 *Aid to CSS in EE: Bashir to EE: Tilak (2008), **BE for edu projects in central Plan, expenditure budgets of GOI (Rs. Crore)
Modalities Phase 1: Increasing Aid Many Projects Several Donors DPEP
Distribution of Central Expenditure across Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Elementary Education Tch Tng NFE OB Midday Meal DPEP (EAP) Other EAP Other * (per cent) * domestic component of SSA
Modalities Phase 2: Decline in Aid Shift from Project to Programme Support Donors’ Changing Role
Summing Up Impact of Donors on Policy Why Aid? What of the Future?
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