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100			_aRamabrahman, I.
245			_aPublic goods vs. market failure: Politics of fee reimbursement scheme in Andhra Pradesh
260			_c2010
300			_ap.425-441.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aAfter a decade of neglect of higher education the Indian Government started showing positive shift towards strengthening different sub-sectors of education. The Right to Education (RTE) is one such initiatives which aimed at covering all children in six to 14 age groups. Innovative strategies are formulated to achieve the goals of equity and relevance thereby reestablishing the role of education in the nation's development particularly in supplying human resources. While starting new universities/institutions could be seen as structural response, the goal of meeting the skill shortage by augmenting capacity of technical institutions through increased seats is expected to meet the enhanced demand. This article attempts to look at the initiative of Government of Andhra Pradesh to subsidise technical education through fee reimbursement policy. The state through a policy from 2008 started reimbursing the tuition fee to eligible students which motivated them to join the technical education sector. However, its unintended consequences are not taken seriously. Besides, the policy itself soon became politicised as in any democracy, with the passing away of its architect. What follows is an analysis of causes for the reversal of Government's stand taken in 1998 on subsidies, and the need for a new interpretation on subsidies in higher education. - Reproduced.
650			_aRight to education - India - Andhra Pradesh
650			_aEducational fees - India - Andhra Pradesh
650			_aFree education - India - Andhra Pradesh
650			_aEducational fees
700			_aMohanty, Soumendra Kumar
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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909			_a89591
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