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One can understand the inadequacy of the expenditure on education if we compare it with the desired level of education expenditure as recommended by the various commissions. The Education Commission (1964–66) headed by Kothari had recommended that at least 6 percent of GDP be spent on education so as to make a noticeable rate of growth in educational achievements. The education structure given by the Commission was 10+2+3. One of the recommendations of the Commission was to introduce the work experience as the integral part of the school curriculum. The Tapas Majumdar Committee, appointed by the Government of India in 1999, estimated an expenditure of around Rs 1.37 lakh crore over 10 years (1998-99 to 2006-07) to bring all Indian children in the age group of 6-14 years under the purview of school education. Compared to this desired level of education expenditure of around 6 percent of GDP, the current level of a little over 4 percent has been quite inadequate. In principle, a goal of 6 percent needs to be reached—this has been accepted as a must for the coming years. In 2009, the Government of India enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. As per RTE Act 2009, private schools must reserve a 25 percentage of their total seats for children from economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups.

The Tapas Majumdar Committee was appointed by the Government of India for the requirement of expenditure on ........................

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✅ Correct Option: 2

The passage says the Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999) estimated the expenditure needed to bring all children aged 6-14 under school education, i.e., expenditure on universal elementary education.

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