Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II(A) Education Commission (1964…

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Education Commission (1964–66)	(I) Free education made a fundamental right of all children aged 6–14 years
(B) Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999)	(II) At least 6 per cent of GDP to be spent on education
(C) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009)	(III) Revenue earmarked for spending on elementary education
(D) Education cess of 2 per cent on all Union taxes	(IV) Estimate of expenditure to bring all children aged 6–14 years under school education

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Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Each body or measure dealt with a different side of spending on education.

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Education Commission (1964–66)	(II) At least 6 per cent of GDP to be spent on education	It set the 6 per cent of GDP target.
(B) Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999)	(IV) Estimate of expenditure to bring all children aged 6–14 years under school education	It estimated about Rs 1.37 lakh crore over 10 years for this.
(C) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009)	(I) Free education made a fundamental right of all children aged 6–14 years	The Act made free education a fundamental right.
(D) Education cess of 2 per cent on all Union taxes	(III) Revenue earmarked for spending on elementary education	Its money is earmarked for elementary education.

NCERT (2026-27): “Growth in Government Expenditure on Education: … One can understand the inadequacy of the expenditure on education if we compare it with the desired level of education expenditure as recommended by the various commissions. The Education Commission (1964–66) had recommended that at least 6 per cent of GDP be spent on education so as to make a noticeable rate of growth in educational achievements. The Tapas Majumdar Committee, appointed by the Government of India in 1999, estimated an expenditure of around Rs 1.37 lakh crore over 10 years (1998-99 to 2006-07) to bring all Indian children in the age group of 6-14 years under the purview of school education. Compared to this desired level of education expenditure of around 6 per cent of GDP, the current level of a little over 4 per cent has been quite inadequate. In principle, a goal of 6 per cent needs to be reached—this has been accepted as a must for the coming years. In 2009, the Government of India enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act to make free education a fundamental right of all children in the age group of 6-14 years.”

“… Government of India has also started levying a 2 per cent ‘education cess’ on all Union taxes. The revenues from education cess has been earmarked for spending on elementary education. …”