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Q88 (IAS/2017) Economy โ€บ Schemes, Inclusion & Social Sector โ€บ Education improvement Official Key

What is the purpose of 'Vidyanjali Yojana' ? 1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India. 2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community. 3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Your answer: โ€”  ยท  Correct: A
Explanation

Vidyanjali was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7th September 2021, aiming to enhance the quality of education in schools by fostering community involvement, and encouraging contributions from corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and the private sector across the country.[1] It is a school volunteer management program to strengthen Government and Government-aided schools through community and private sector involvement.[2]

Statement 1 is **incorrect** because regulations on setting up and operation of campuses of foreign Higher Education Institutions in India[3] are a separate initiative unrelated to Vidyanjali, which focuses on school education. Statement 2 is **correct** as it accurately describes Vidyanjali's core purpose of improving government school education quality through community and private sector participation. Statement 3, while partially overlapping since Vidyanjali has introduced a CSR module for participation with around 2926 CSR/NGOs registered[4], is not the primary stated purposeโ€”the focus is broader community involvement and volunteer participation rather than specifically encouraging monetary contributions for infrastructure.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct, making option A (2 only) the right answer.

Sources
  1. [1] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2072203
  2. [2] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1993919
  3. [3] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1988845
  4. [4] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1993919
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Q. What is the purpose of 'Vidyanjali Yojana' ? 1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India. โ€ฆ
At a glance
Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 ยท 10/10

This question tested the specific 'Mode of Engagement' of a flagship scheme. The trap was distinguishing between 'Volunteering Time/Skills' (Statement 2) and 'Donating Money/Infrastructure' (Statement 3). In 2017, the scheme was strictly about the former.

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This question can be broken into the following sub-statements. Tap a statement sentence to jump into its detailed analysis.

Statement 1
Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to enable foreign educational institutions to open campuses in India?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"Vidyanjali is an initiative taken by the Ministry of Education, Government of India with the aim to strengthen Schools through community and private sector ..."
Why this source?
  • Defines Vidyanjali's aim as strengthening schools through community and private sector involvement.
  • This description indicates a focus on supporting domestic school-level resources rather than enabling foreign campuses.
Web source
Presence: 4/5
"To promote internationalization, regulation on setting up and operation of campuses of foreign Higher Education Institutions in India have been issued."
Why this source?
  • Specifies that regulations to allow campuses of foreign Higher Education Institutions in India were issued to promote internationalization.
  • Shows that enabling foreign campuses is addressed as a higher-education regulation, separate from the Vidyanjali school-focused initiative.

Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 7: Indian Economy after 2014 > Challenges faced by the "Make in India" Initiative > p. 231
Strength: 4/5
โ€œAnd we should accept that, India is different from China and is developing at different time. Further, we should also not see "Make in India" as a strategy of import substitution through tariff barriers. This strategy has earlier not worked because it ended reducing domestic competition, making producers inefficient and increasing costs to consumers. Instead "Make in India" shall mean more openness, creating an environment that enables our firms to compete with the rest of the world and encourage foreign firms to create jobs in India.โ€
Why relevant

This snippet notes a broader government strategy of 'openness' to encourage foreign firms to create jobs in India โ€” a general pattern of enabling foreign participation in sectors.

How to extend

A student could use this as a prompt to check whether education-sector policy (or Vidyanjali guidelines) are aligned with that openness by looking up sector-specific FDI/UGC/MEQA rules on foreign campuses.

Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 32: MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES > MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES CHAP. 321 > p. 456
Strength: 3/5
โ€œThe ambit of the above educational safeguards of all minority communities, whether religious, linguistic, or otherwise, can be understood only if we notice the propositions evolved by the Supreme Court out of the above guarantees: (a) Every minority community has the right not only to establish its own educational institutions, but also to impart instruction to the children of its own community in its own language.โ€‹<sup>4</sup> (b) Even though Hindi is the national language of India, and Article 351 provides a special directive upon the state to promote the spread of Hindi, nevertheless, the object cannot be achieved by any means which contravenes the rights guaranteed by Articles 29 or 30.4 (c) In making primary education compulsory [Article 45], the state cannot compel that such education must take place only in the schools owned, aided or recognised by the State so as to defeat the guarantee that a person belonging to a linguistic minority has the right to attend institutions run by the community, to the exclusion of any other school.<sup>3</sup> (d) Even though there is no constitutional right to receive state aid, if the state does in fact grant aid to educational institutions, it cannot impose such conditions upon the right to receive such aid as would, virtually, drive the members of a religious or linguistic community out of their right under Article 30(1)โ€
Why relevant

Explains legal/constitutional principles that communities have rights to establish educational institutions โ€” a rule about who may set up schools/universities in India.

How to extend

One could compare these constitutional protections for domestic minority institutions with statutory/ regulatory provisions for foreign entities to infer whether Vidyanjali could extend such establishment rights to foreign institutions.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Education Policy > p. 728
Strength: 3/5
โ€œIn 1968, the government under Indira Gandhi launched the first national Policy of Education (NPE). In 1986, Rajiv Gandhi promulgated the new NPE that stressed on "special emphasis on the removal of disparities and to equalise educational opportunity". The policy called for expanding scholarships, adult education, recruiting more teachers from among the SCs, incentives for poor families to send their children to school regularly, development of new institutions and provision of housing and services. Under the policy, Rajiv Gandhi included Operation Blackboard to improve the educational infrastructure at primary schools all over India. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), a byproduct of this policy, was directed towards promoting adult education.โ€
Why relevant

Describes how national education policy has previously been used to create new types of institutions (e.g., IGNOU) โ€” a pattern that policy initiatives can enable new institutional forms.

How to extend

A student might examine whether Vidyanjali is framed as a policy instrument capable of creating or authorising new institutional forms (including foreign campuses) by checking its stated objectives and implementing authority.

Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 7: Indian Economy after 2014 > 7.8 Start-ups and Policy Enablers for Innovation > p. 239
Strength: 2/5
โ€œโ€ข Stand Up India: It is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and job creation at the grassroots level, especially keeping in mind the SCs/STs and womenโ€ข Start Up India: Aimed at promoting bank financing for startup ventures to boost entrepreneurship and encourage job creation. Rural India's version of Startup India has been named Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swaniyojan Yojanaโ€ข Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): Govt's flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.โ€
Why relevant

Lists central government initiatives (Atal Innovation Mission, Start Up India) that actively promote partnerships, innovation and support for non-traditional education/entrepreneurial activity.

How to extend

Use this pattern to ask if Vidyanjali is similarly permissive toward partnerships with external (including foreign) educational players by reviewing scheme features such as partnership clauses or eligibility.

Statement 2
Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to increase the quality of education in government schools by leveraging support from the private sector and the community?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"the Vidyanjali programme was launched on 7 September 2021 to strengthen school infrastructure and improve the quality of school education through community participation, CSR and private sector involvement across the country as envisioned in the NEP 2020."
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states Vidyanjali was launched to strengthen school infrastructure and improve the quality of school education.
  • Specifies the mechanism: community participation, CSR and private sector involvement.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"Vidyanjali: The School Volunteer Management Program, launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 7th September 2021, aims to enhance the quality of education in schools by fostering community involvement, and encouraging contributions from corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and the private sector across the country."
Why this source?
  • Describes Vidyanjali as a School Volunteer Management Program aimed to enhance quality of education.
  • Clearly links enhancement to community involvement and contributions from CSR and the private sector.
Web source
Presence: 4/5
"Vidyanjali is an initiative taken by the Ministry of Education, Government of India with the aim to strengthen Schools through community and private sector ...Read more"
Why this source?
  • Official Vidyanjali site states the initiative aims to strengthen schools through community and private sector support.
  • Implied focus on leveraging non-governmental support to improve schools.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 30: Development of Education > Government Resolution on Education Policyโ€”1913 > p. 568
Strength: 4/5
โ€œIn 1906, the progressive state of Baroda introduced compulsory primary education throughout its territories. National leaders urged the government to do so for British India (Gokhale made a powerful advocacy for it in the Legislative Assembly). In its 1913 Resolution on Education Policy, the government refused to take up the responsibility of compulsory education, but accepted the policy of removal of illiteracy and urged provincial governments to take early steps to provide free elementary education to the poorer and more backward sections. Private efforts were to be encouraged for this and the quality of secondary schools was to be improved.โ€
Why relevant

This snippet states that 'Private efforts were to be encouraged' and that quality of schools was to be improved โ€” showing a policy precedent of using private/extra-governmental support to raise school quality.

How to extend

A student could infer that contemporary schemes aiming to improve government-school quality might similarly formalize private support, and then check if Vidyanjali matches that pattern.

Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 3: Poverty as a Challenge > Anti-Poverty Measures > p. 39
Strength: 4/5
โ€œThis scheme is implemented with the support of local governments and various community organisations. This programme encourages poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and helps them concentrate on classroom activities.โ€
Why relevant

It describes a scheme implemented 'with the support of local governments and various community organisations' to improve attendance and engagement, illustrating use of community participation in education programmes.

How to extend

One could generalize that education initiatives often include community partners to boost outcomes, and so investigate whether Vidyanjali explicitly engages community organisations.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 11: Irrigation in India > Atal Bhujal Yojana > p. 370
Strength: 3/5
โ€œโ€ข The Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), launched in 2019, is a Central Sector Scheme worth โ‚น6,000 crore for sustainable management of ground water with community participation. โ€ข It envisages people's participation through the formation of 'Water User Associations', \alphawater budgeting, preparation and implementation of Gram-panchayat-wise water security plans, etc. โ€ข It is being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.โ€
Why relevant

Atal Bhujal Yojana is given as an example of using 'people's participation' and local associations for implementation, providing a model of community involvement in central schemes.

How to extend

A student can use this as a template showing central schemes can operationalize community support, then look for similar mechanisms in Vidyanjali.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 21: Sustainable Development and Climate Change > Part V: Government Reforms and Enablers > p. 622
Strength: 3/5
โ€œโ€ข Implementation of National Digital Health Blueprint through National Digital \Health Mission to be undertaken. โ€ข Education sector: โ€ข A programme PM eVIDYA to be launched for multi-mode access to digital/online education. It is to consist of: โ€ข 1. DIKSHA (one nation, one digital platform) for school education in States/UTs: In this regard, e-content and QR-coded energised textbooks for all grades to be launched. โ€ข 2. Special e-content to be ensured for visually and hearing impaired. โ€ข To exclude COVID-19-related debt from the definition of 'default' under the Indian Bankruptcy Code, 2016. โ€ข Private companies which list non-convertible debentures on stock exchanges not to be regarded as listed companies. โ€ข Public sector enterprises (PSEs) related: โ€ข In strategic sectors, private sector to be allowed.โ€
Why relevant

This snippet highlights government programmes (e.g., PM eVIDYA) and notes policy openness to private sector roles in certain areas, indicating an environment where private participation in education initiatives is plausible.

How to extend

Using this as context, a student could expect modern education schemes to incorporate private-sector inputs (digital content, volunteers) and verify if Vidyanjali leverages such private resources.

Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA > p. 182
Strength: 3/5
โ€œeradicate illiteracy, improve the quality of education; steps to and simultaneously ensure that school dropouts are brought to nil. Some of these programmes are the National Technology Mission, District Primary Education Programme, and Nutrition Support for Primary Education. National Open School, Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and other State specific initiatives. The integrative approach towards Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, which says that the both should be interpreted and read together, has now come to hold the field. It has now become a judicial strategy to read Fundamental Rights along with Directive Principles with a view to define the scope and ambit of the formerโ€
Why relevant

Lists various programmes aimed at 'improve the quality of education' and stresses integrative approaches, showing quality-improvement is an explicit goal of many central education policies.

How to extend

A student might reason that Vidyanjali โ€” if framed as an education programme โ€” would plausibly target quality improvement and then check whether its design involves private/community partnerships.

Statement 3
Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations to improve infrastructure in primary and secondary schools?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"* Vidyanjali has also introduced a CSR module for participation, allowing CSR organizations to contribute to schools on a larger scale. * The portal has registered around **2926** CSR/NGOs for contributions to the schools through Vidyanjali."
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states a CSR module was introduced to allow CSR organisations to contribute to schools, which indicates facilitation of organized contributions from private entities.
  • Notes the portal has registered many CSR/NGOs for contributions, showing active encouragement of external organizational contributions to schools.
Web source
Presence: 4/5
"Vidyanjali is an initiative taken by the Ministry of Education, Government of India with the aim to strengthen Schools through community and private sector ...Read more"
Why this source?
  • Describes Vidyanjali as an initiative by the Ministry of Education aimed to strengthen schools through community and private sector involvement, aligning with encouragement of private contributions.
  • Frames the program's central aim as school strengthening, which encompasses infrastructure improvements facilitated via private/community support.
Web source
Presence: 3/5
"ยง**Vidyanjali is a school volunteer management program** to strengthen Government and Government-aided schools through community and private sector involvement across the country."
Why this source?
  • Identifies Vidyanjali as a school volunteer management program to strengthen government and government-aided schools through community and private sector involvement, showing the scheme channels private participation to support schools.
  • Provides scale (number of schools onboarded and volunteers registered), indicating active mobilization of non-government support for schools.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 11: Irrigation in India > Atal Bhujal Yojana > p. 370
Strength: 4/5
โ€œโ€ข The Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), launched in 2019, is a Central Sector Scheme worth โ‚น6,000 crore for sustainable management of ground water with community participation. โ€ข It envisages people's participation through the formation of 'Water User Associations', \alphawater budgeting, preparation and implementation of Gram-panchayat-wise water security plans, etc. โ€ข It is being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.โ€
Why relevant

Shows a central scheme (Atal Bhujal Yojana) explicitly envisages 'people's participation' through user associations, illustrating that government programmes sometimes build formal roles for community involvement.

How to extend

A student could extend this pattern to ask whether Vidyanjali similarly formalises community participation โ€” e.g., by checking Vidyanjali documents for provisions inviting local/voluntary support.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 8: Financial Market > 2016| > p. 250
Strength: 3/5
โ€œPradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at (a) bringing the small entrepreneurs into formal financial system (b) providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating particular crops (c) providing pensions to old and destitute persons (d) funding the voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of skill development and employment generation STARTINGโ€
Why relevant

Includes an option indicating government schemes can 'fund the voluntary organizations' involved in promotion of skills โ€” demonstrating two-way finance links between government schemes and voluntary organisations.

How to extend

One could use this as precedent to investigate whether Vidyanjali reverses that flow (solicits funds from individuals/organisations) by looking for clauses on voluntary contributions.

Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA > p. 182
Strength: 3/5
โ€œeradicate illiteracy, improve the quality of education; steps to and simultaneously ensure that school dropouts are brought to nil. Some of these programmes are the National Technology Mission, District Primary Education Programme, and Nutrition Support for Primary Education. National Open School, Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and other State specific initiatives. The integrative approach towards Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, which says that the both should be interpreted and read together, has now come to hold the field. It has now become a judicial strategy to read Fundamental Rights along with Directive Principles with a view to define the scope and ambit of the formerโ€
Why relevant

Lists multiple education programmes (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Mid-Day Meal, etc.) aimed at improving quality and access, showing the state uses varied instruments to strengthen schools.

How to extend

A student might infer that non-state resource mobilisation (voluntary contributions) is one possible instrument and check Vidyanjali for language about private support for infrastructure.

Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: People as Resource > Activity > p. 22
Strength: 3/5
โ€œThe scheme envisages the 'school' as the continuum from pre-school, primary, middle to secondary levels and attempts to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education from pre-school to secondary stage in accordance with the Sustainable Develompent Goals. Mid-day meal scheme has been implemented to encourage attendance and retention of children and improve their nutritional status. These policies could add to the literate population of India. The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education in the age group of 18 to 23 years is 27% in 2020โ€“21, which would be broadly in line with world average. The strategy focuses on increasing access, quality, adoption of state-specific curriculum modification, vocationalisation and networking on the use of information technology.โ€
Why relevant

Describes the school continuum and focus on inclusive, quality education aligning with SDGs, implying schemes target retention/quality which can include infrastructure improvements.

How to extend

Use this as a motive clause: since infrastructure affects retention/quality, a student could reasonably look for Vidyanjali provisions linking private contributions to infrastructure upgrades.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > Government Schemes on SC/ST/OBC > p. 122
Strength: 3/5
โ€œTRIFED functions as a 'market developer' for tribal products and as 'service provider' to its member federations. Vanbadhu Kalyan Yojana: It aims at creating an enabling environment for need based and outcome oriented holistic development of tribal people. Umbrella Scheme For Education of ST Children: This scheme covers the undermentioned schemes: (a) establishing and strengthening of ashram schools; (b) establishing and strengthening of hostels; (c) vocational training in tribal areas; (d) pre-matric and post-matric scholarship.โ€
Why relevant

Shows government uses targeted umbrella schemes (for ST education) that include establishing/strengthening schools and hostels, indicating precedent for schemes that mobilise external actors/resources for school infrastructure.

How to extend

A student could compare Vidyanjali to such umbrella schemes to see if it similarly invites non-governmental support for physical improvements.

Pattern takeaway: UPSC focuses on the 'mechanism' of the scheme, not just the broad goal. Knowing 'it helps schools' is insufficient; you must know 'how' (money vs. manpower).
How you should have studied
  1. [THE VERDICT]: Trap (Statement 3). Source: PIB release on Vidyanjali launch (June 2016).
  2. [THE CONCEPTUAL TRIGGER]: Ministry of Education (then MHRD) initiatives focusing on 'Jan Bhagidari' (Community Participation).
  3. [THE HORIZONTAL EXPANSION]: Memorize the 'Deliverable' of similar schemes: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (Higher Ed institutions adopting villages), SWAYAM (Digital Content), PM-SHRI (Infrastructure upgrade of 14,500 schools), and NIPUN Bharat (Foundational Literacy).
  4. [THE STRATEGIC METACOGNITION]: When a scheme mentions 'Private Sector Participation', apply the 'Mode Filter': Is it CSR (Money), PPP (Construction/Management), or Volunteering (Manpower)? UPSC swaps these modes to create false statements (e.g., claiming a volunteering scheme is an infrastructure fund).
Concept hooks from this question
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S1
๐Ÿ‘‰ Constitutional rights of minorities to establish educational institutions
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

The question of who may establish and run educational institutions is directly related to legal safeguards; reference [7] discusses minority communities' right to establish and manage institutions.

High-yield for polity and education policy: links to Articles 29โ€“30, state regulation vs. community autonomy, and Supreme Court interpretations. Mastering this helps answer questions on institutional rights, autonomy, and restrictions on government aid or conditions.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 32: MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES > MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES CHAP. 321 > p. 456
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to enable foreign educational institutions to ope..."
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S1
๐Ÿ‘‰ National Education Policy and institutional expansion
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

Policies that promote creation and strengthening of institutions (e.g., NPE) affect whether new campuses โ€” domestic or foreign โ€” can be facilitated; reference [6] highlights NPE-driven development of new institutions and infrastructure.

Important for UPSC essays and policy analysis: understanding how NPEs shape institutional growth, access, and implementation links education policy to governance and development questions. Enables pattern-based answers comparing policy provisions and outcomes.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Education Policy > p. 728
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to enable foreign educational institutions to ope..."
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S1
๐Ÿ‘‰ Government schemes for education and skill development
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

Schemes expanding educational access and infrastructure (ashram schools, skill missions, PMKVY) influence the ecosystem for campuses and partnerships; references [2], [4], [9] list such schemes.

Useful for questions on human capital, scheme implementation and evaluation, and linkages between skilling and higher-education infrastructure. Learning scheme objectives and institutional roles aids in comparative and critical answers.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > Government Schemes on SC/ST/OBC > p. 122
  • Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 15: Budget and Economic Survey > 6. Youth power > p. 447
  • Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 19: Population and Demographic Dividend > Measures to Overcome above Challenges > p. 573
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to enable foreign educational institutions to ope..."
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S2
๐Ÿ‘‰ Community participation in public schemes
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

Several references describe schemes implemented with the support of local governments and community organisations, showing a recurring model of community involvement in programme delivery.

High-yield for UPSC: questions often ask how schemes ensure implementation and sustainability; community participation links governance, decentralisation, and social capital. Understanding this helps answer policy-design, implementation, and Gram Sabha/PRIs-related questions.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 3: Poverty as a Challenge > Anti-Poverty Measures > p. 39
  • Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 11: Irrigation in India > Atal Bhujal Yojana > p. 370
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to increase the quality of education in governmen..."
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S2
๐Ÿ‘‰ Role of private efforts/private sector in education policy
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

One reference explicitly says private efforts were to be encouraged to improve school quality; other excerpts reference larger private-sector roles in reforms.

Important for UPSC because debates on public-private partnerships, outsourcing, and private participation in delivery of public services recur in mains and interviews. Mastering this helps tackle questions on PPP models, equity vs efficiency trade-offs, and policy choices in education.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 30: Development of Education > Government Resolution on Education Policyโ€”1913 > p. 568
  • Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 21: Sustainable Development and Climate Change > Part V: Government Reforms and Enablers > p. 622
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to increase the quality of education in governmen..."
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S2
๐Ÿ‘‰ Central education quality initiatives (Navodaya, Sarva Shiksha, Mid-Day Meal)
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

References list specific central programmes aimed at improving access and quality (Navodaya, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid-Day Meal), providing context for how the state targets quality enhancement.

High-yield factual framework for UPSC: knowledge of flagship schemes is repeatedly tested in prelims and mains (policy impact, target groups, implementation mechanisms). It connects to topics on human development, education policy, and social welfare.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Education Policy > p. 728
  • Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA > p. 182
  • Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: People as Resource > Activity > p. 22
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to increase the quality of education in governmen..."
๐Ÿ“Œ Adjacent topic to master
S3
๐Ÿ‘‰ Central education schemes and their objectives
๐Ÿ’ก The insight

Multiple references list and summarise central schemes (e.g., Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Mid-Day Meal, National Open School) and their goals for improving schooling.

High-yield for UPSC: questions frequently ask about major education programmes, their aims, target groups and outcomes. Mastering this helps in policy-comparison answers and essays; prepare by categorising schemes by level (pre-school, primary, secondary), objective (access, quality, nutrition) and implementing agencies.

๐Ÿ“š Reading List :
  • Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA > p. 182
  • Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: People as Resource > Activity > p. 22
  • Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: People as Resource > Education > p. 21
๐Ÿ”— Anchor: "Does the Vidyanjali Yojana aim to encourage voluntary monetary contributions fro..."
๐ŸŒ‘ The Hidden Trap

Vidyanjali 2.0 (launched 2021) evolved to allow contributions of assets/material/equipment (CSR), making Statement 3 partially true in a modern context. The next logical question is on 'APAAR ID' (One Nation One Student ID) or the 'PM SHRI' selection criteria.

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Use Etymology: 'Vidyanjali' = Vidya (Knowledge) + Anjali (Offering with folded hands). An 'offering of knowledge' implies service/teaching (Statement 2), not 'Daan' (Monetary Donation) or 'Nirman' (Infrastructure - Statement 3). Statement 1 (Foreign campuses) is an absurd outlier for a Hindi-named grassroots scheme.

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GS-2 (Governance): Connects to 'Role of NGOs, SHGs, and Civil Society' in development. Also links to GS-4 (Ethics) under 'Altruism' and Article 51A (Fundamental Duties).

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SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CDS-I ยท 2014 ยท Q48 Relevance score: 0.61

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CDS-I ยท 2025 ยท Q109 Relevance score: -0.49

The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) launched in 2015 - 16 by the Central Government is aimed to :

IAS ยท 2018 ยท Q78 Relevance score: -0.60

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CDS-I ยท 2021 ยท Q73 Relevance score: -0.99

Which of the following statements about the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana are correct ? 1. It is part of Government of Indiaโ€™s poverty reduction strategy. 2. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for rural development. 3. It provides connectivity in rural areas. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

IAS ยท 2016 ยท Q73 Relevance score: -1.03

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at