This book assesses how efficient primary and upper primary education is across different states of India considering … could produce differential efficiency among the states, including the effects of central grants, school … territories of India, which are categorized into two separate groups, namely: (i) General Category States (GCS); and (ii) Special …

efficiency. In India, the current government flagship program on universal primary education organizes community members … over resource allocation, monitoring and management of school performance. However, in a baseline survey this paper finds …

Primary education in India is a development question of a unique magnitude, and the delivery of education by Indian … states is often suspected to be marred by political haggling and corruption. Using rich administrative school-level panel … data across Indian states, we test for electoral cycles in the provision of school resources. The effects are identified …

efficiency. In India, the current government flagship program on universal primary education organizes both locally elected … allocation, and monitoring and management of school performance. However, in a baseline survey we found that people were not …