Extract from Congress Manifesto 2019
Education
Education is a merit good and must be available to all children as a public good. Congress
promises that State and Central Governments shall be responsible for providing educational
opportunities to all children. Schools, colleges and universities shall be, mostly, public institu-
tions funded through public resources. Private educational institutions may supplement public
educational institutions.
01. Congress will propose that School Education
be transferred to the State List in the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution while retaining the
subject of Higher Education in the Union List.
02. Congress promises that school education from
Class I to Class XII in public schools shall be
compulsory and free. Suitable amendments will
be made in the Right to Education Act, 2009. We
will end the practice of charging special fees for
different purposes in public schools.
03. We are deeply concerned about the quality of ed-
ucation and poor learning outcomes as reported
in the Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER).
Congress promises to attach the highest impor-
tance to learning outcomes.
04. The teacher is the pivot around whom the entire
system of education revolves. Teacher training
and the continuing education of teachers are the
key to quality instruction. Congress promises to
increase the capacity, number and quality of Teach-
er Training Institutes set up by the government.
Regulation of Teacher Training Institutes will be the
responsibility of the National Council for Teacher
Education and their funding will be the responsi-
bility of the University Grants Commission or its
successor. A scheme for the periodic and continu-
ing education of teachers will be implemented and
teachers will be required to mandatorily participate
in the scheme.
05. Congress promises to double the allocation for
Education to 6 per cent of GDP in the 5 years
ending 2023-24. A path forward will be laid down
in the regular Budget for 2019-20 and specific
annual targets will be set.
06. The Right to Education Act brought to the fore criti-
cal deficiencies in the school systems across the
country. In States where the Act was implemented
well, many of these deficiencies were rectified. But
much remains to be done, especially in the educa-
tionally backward districts of the States. Congress
promises increased expenditure to provide basic
and adequate infrastructure in every school from
Class I to Class XII that will include classrooms,
library, laboratory, playground, toilets, drinking
water, etc. Hostels will be constructed based
on demand.
07. Congress promises to increase the number of
Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodya Vidyalayas
based on demand and with the co-operation
of the State Governments.
08. It is a matter of grave concern that children drop
out of school. We promise to arrest this trend and
ensure that every child completes 12 years of
school education.
09. In order to ensure a uniform quality of education
and to improve learning outcomes, Congress prom-
ises to employ technology-enabled teaching
methods and technology-driven, personalised and
adaptive learning tools in all schools.
10. Most children stop with school education. In
order to make children ready for employment or
self-employment, Congress promises to introduce
vocational training as a compulsory component
of school education in Classes IX to XII.
11. Congress will support the establishment of
special schools for children with special needs.
12. India needs more Universities. Congress promises
to establish more public universities in the country,
especially in under-served areas.
13. We promise to restore the autonomy of colleges
and universities.
14. We will entrust the Regulation, Grading and
Funding of colleges and universities to sepa-
rate organisations. We will provide The University
Grants Commission or its successor with sufficient
funds to make liberal grants to colleges and uni-
versities, based on need and merit.
15. We promise to take suitable measures to include
Guest, Temporary and Contract Teachers in the
regular establishment of Universities so that they
receive the benefits due to them.
16. We promise to restore the 200-point roster
system for appointments to central universities
and other central institutes of higher learning.
17. Congress deeply respects teachers and will
ensure that serving teachers are represented in
the governing bodies of colleges and universities.
18. Congress promises to establish more Institutes
of Higher Learning in subjects such as medicine,
engineering, commerce, management and pure
sciences.
19. We will increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio
(GER) in Higher Education from the current level
of 25.8 to the level of at least 40 in a period of
5 years.
20. The NEET examination is discriminatory against
students from certain States. In addition, it inter-
feres with the State Government’s right to admit
students domiciled in the State to medical colleges
in that State. Hence, we will take measures to
dispense with the NEET examination and substi-
tute it with a State-level examination of equivalent
standard, approved by the competent authority for
admission to medical colleges in that State.
21. Colleges and Universities will be encouraged to
award Deprivation Points to students seeking
admission based on gender, permanent residence
in rural districts, first generation learner, etc. and
to admit such students to ensure diversity in the
classroom.
22. College and University education must be fund-
ed in multiple ways. We promise to increase the
amount earmarked for grants to colleges and
universities.
23. Congress promises to increase the number of
scholarships offered to students. Colleges and
universities will be encouraged to build endow-
ment funds to support deserving poor students.
24. We will revive, redesign and expand the Education
Loan programme. Applications will be received,
examined and sanctioned on a single portal and
then assigned to the branch of a bank located
near the applicant’s residence or place of study for
documentation and monitoring. No interest will be
charged during the period of study and until the
student finds a job or earns through self-employ-
ment. Outstanding interest dues on old education
loans as on 31 March 2019 will be waived.
25. Congress will pass a Students Rights Bill to
codify the rights and obligations of students
in colleges and universities.
Education
Education is a merit good and must be available to all children as a public good. Congress
promises that State and Central Governments shall be responsible for providing educational
opportunities to all children. Schools, colleges and universities shall be, mostly, public institu-
tions funded through public resources. Private educational institutions may supplement public
educational institutions.
01. Congress will propose that School Education
be transferred to the State List in the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution while retaining the
subject of Higher Education in the Union List.
02. Congress promises that school education from
Class I to Class XII in public schools shall be
compulsory and free. Suitable amendments will
be made in the Right to Education Act, 2009. We
will end the practice of charging special fees for
different purposes in public schools.
03. We are deeply concerned about the quality of ed-
ucation and poor learning outcomes as reported
in the Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER).
Congress promises to attach the highest impor-
tance to learning outcomes.
04. The teacher is the pivot around whom the entire
system of education revolves. Teacher training
and the continuing education of teachers are the
key to quality instruction. Congress promises to
increase the capacity, number and quality of Teach-
er Training Institutes set up by the government.
Regulation of Teacher Training Institutes will be the
responsibility of the National Council for Teacher
Education and their funding will be the responsi-
bility of the University Grants Commission or its
successor. A scheme for the periodic and continu-
ing education of teachers will be implemented and
teachers will be required to mandatorily participate
in the scheme.
05. Congress promises to double the allocation for
Education to 6 per cent of GDP in the 5 years
ending 2023-24. A path forward will be laid down
in the regular Budget for 2019-20 and specific
annual targets will be set.
06. The Right to Education Act brought to the fore criti-
cal deficiencies in the school systems across the
country. In States where the Act was implemented
well, many of these deficiencies were rectified. But
much remains to be done, especially in the educa-
tionally backward districts of the States. Congress
promises increased expenditure to provide basic
and adequate infrastructure in every school from
Class I to Class XII that will include classrooms,
library, laboratory, playground, toilets, drinking
water, etc. Hostels will be constructed based
on demand.
07. Congress promises to increase the number of
Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodya Vidyalayas
based on demand and with the co-operation
of the State Governments.
08. It is a matter of grave concern that children drop
out of school. We promise to arrest this trend and
ensure that every child completes 12 years of
school education.
09. In order to ensure a uniform quality of education
and to improve learning outcomes, Congress prom-
ises to employ technology-enabled teaching
methods and technology-driven, personalised and
adaptive learning tools in all schools.
10. Most children stop with school education. In
order to make children ready for employment or
self-employment, Congress promises to introduce
vocational training as a compulsory component
of school education in Classes IX to XII.
11. Congress will support the establishment of
special schools for children with special needs.
12. India needs more Universities. Congress promises
to establish more public universities in the country,
especially in under-served areas.
13. We promise to restore the autonomy of colleges
and universities.
14. We will entrust the Regulation, Grading and
Funding of colleges and universities to sepa-
rate organisations. We will provide The University
Grants Commission or its successor with sufficient
funds to make liberal grants to colleges and uni-
versities, based on need and merit.
15. We promise to take suitable measures to include
Guest, Temporary and Contract Teachers in the
regular establishment of Universities so that they
receive the benefits due to them.
16. We promise to restore the 200-point roster
system for appointments to central universities
and other central institutes of higher learning.
17. Congress deeply respects teachers and will
ensure that serving teachers are represented in
the governing bodies of colleges and universities.
18. Congress promises to establish more Institutes
of Higher Learning in subjects such as medicine,
engineering, commerce, management and pure
sciences.
19. We will increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio
(GER) in Higher Education from the current level
of 25.8 to the level of at least 40 in a period of
5 years.
20. The NEET examination is discriminatory against
students from certain States. In addition, it inter-
feres with the State Government’s right to admit
students domiciled in the State to medical colleges
in that State. Hence, we will take measures to
dispense with the NEET examination and substi-
tute it with a State-level examination of equivalent
standard, approved by the competent authority for
admission to medical colleges in that State.
21. Colleges and Universities will be encouraged to
award Deprivation Points to students seeking
admission based on gender, permanent residence
in rural districts, first generation learner, etc. and
to admit such students to ensure diversity in the
classroom.
22. College and University education must be fund-
ed in multiple ways. We promise to increase the
amount earmarked for grants to colleges and
universities.
23. Congress promises to increase the number of
scholarships offered to students. Colleges and
universities will be encouraged to build endow-
ment funds to support deserving poor students.
24. We will revive, redesign and expand the Education
Loan programme. Applications will be received,
examined and sanctioned on a single portal and
then assigned to the branch of a bank located
near the applicant’s residence or place of study for
documentation and monitoring. No interest will be
charged during the period of study and until the
student finds a job or earns through self-employ-
ment. Outstanding interest dues on old education
loans as on 31 March 2019 will be waived.
25. Congress will pass a Students Rights Bill to
codify the rights and obligations of students
in colleges and universities.
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