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Financing of Secondary Education in India presents rich and insightful analyses of the trends in financing of secondary education, analyses the pattern of financing of government schools, schools run by local bodies and private secondary schools and critically examines the grants-in-aid policies of governments in twelve major states in India. Consisting of state-level studies on Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, prepared by renowned scholars in the area of Economics of Education in India, this timely publication coming in the backdrop of policy discussions on universalisation of secondary education, should be of considerable interest to all those who are interested in issues relating to financing of education in India in general and secondary education in particular.. Table of Contents : Foreword Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Andhra Pradesh: Financing of Secondary Education/ B. Shiva Reddy and K. Anji Reddy 2. Tamil Nadu: Grants-in-Aid for Secondary Education: Policies and Practices/ P. Duraisamy and Malathy Duraisamy 3. Kerala: Grants-in-Aid Policies and Practices in Secondary Education/ K.K. George, George Zachariah and N. Ajith Kumar 4. Karnataka: Public Financing of Secondary Education/ P.R. Panchamukhi, Sailabala Debi and V.B. Annigeri 5. Maharashtra: Grants-in-Aid in Secondary Education/ Sangita Kamdar 6. Gujarat: Financing of Secondary Education/ K.R Shah and Sarita Agrawal 7. Goa: Grants-in-Aid Policy and Practices/ Seema P. Rath 8. Delhi: Financing Pattern and Cost Structure in Secondary Schools/ Furqan Qamar 9. Bihar: Grants-in-Aid Policies and Practices in Secondary Education/ Sudhanshu Bhushan 10. Punjab: Financing of Secondary Education - Sources, Patterns and Emerging Issues/ Sucha Singh Gill, Sukhwinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh Brar 11. Uttar Pradesh: Financing of Secondary Education - Grants-in-Aid Policies and Practices/ Mohd. Muzammil 12. Orissa: Financing of Secondary Education/ Sailabala Debi References and Bibliography Editor and Contributors Index About author : Jandhyala B.G. Tilak is Professor at the National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi. Contributors Sarita Agrawal § V.B. Annigeri § Sudhanshu Bhushan § J.S. Brar § Sailabala Debi § Malathy Duraisamy § P. Duraisamy § S.S. Gill § K.K. George § Sangita Kamdar § Ajith Kumar § M. Muzammil § P.R. Panchamukhi § Furqan Qamar § Seema Rath § Anji Reddy § K.R. Shah § Sukhvidenr Singh § B. Shiva Reddy § George Zachariah