Education in Maharashtra 1982

Abstract

The purpose o f this report is to describe and analyse the progress o f school education in particular and education in general in various pa rts o f Maharashtra during the span o f last twenty years or so. The underlying idea in preparing the report is to provide comprehensive base fo r implementation o f policy decisions and enlist general steps taken by Government from time to time fo r rapid expansion and qualitative improvement o f education in the State. The information will also give a b rie f survey o f special efforts made by various State-level agencies o f Education Department in the reorganization o f educational machinery in the interest o f educational quality. I f education is to fu lfil the social, cultural and economics objectives cherished by the country, the pace fo r its qualitative and quantitative improvement needs to be accelerated so as to gather momentum at various stages o f education.