PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON SCHOOL EDUCATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH: POST BIFURCATION

Abstract

Provision of school education of a minimum quality to all children must be the basic principle for a welfare state. In order to achieve the goal of school education for all, government more emphasize on increase of access and equity. School education determines socio-economic and cultural development of the state. Hence, it is the necessary and sufficient conditions for increase the access of school education. The recent decade has witnessed huge transition in the field of school education in Andhra Pradesh. The United Andhra Pradesh state was bifurcated into Residuary state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014. The Public finance of Andhra Pradesh illustrates dynamic changes after bifurcation. This paper aims at analyzing public expenditure on school education in Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation. KEY WORDS: Public Expenditure, School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Gross State Domestic Product, Revenue Expenditure, Capital Expenditure.