The ‘State’ still matters

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But this kind of elitist talk ignores some fundamental issues about the role of the State. In the rush to provide sweeping judgements that the private sector is always superior to the state sector, analysts seem to be forgetting that there are some roles and duties that the State cannot abdicate. Education is one of them. Millions of Indian families simply do not have the financial means to send their children to ‘public’ schools that charge exorbitant fees. Schools run by the private sector will, by definition, keep profits as the Holy Grail. In the event, it is the duty of the State to ensure that children of poor parents are not denied a decent education just because they don’t have the money that a ‘market’ for education will demand. Yet, encouraged by some mindless pursuit of the idea of privatisation, the State is increasingly abdicating its role in providing education. The private sector will not reduce illiteracy levels in India from 40% or so currently, to less than 5%. The State has to perform that role.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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