India from Midnight to 2012

A progress in education has also been seen since independence. India’s improved education system has often been cited as one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India. Much of the progress especially in Higher education and Scientific research has been credited to various public institutions. The government had opened night schools for the adults and primary schools for boys and girls in rural India. Now every village has its own primary school. The result is that they are now educated, and with their education, illiteracy and ignorance would be fast disappearing. Technical education in India has also developed greatly after independence.  India has witnessed a huge boom in IT sectors as well as in BPO/KPO sector, which are both knowledgeable and skill incentive sectors. The education among women have also seen progress in both rural and urban areas of India. As a result of private and government efforts, education among women has seen a distinct progress. Several programs such as Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme (KGBVS) and National Program for Education of Girls at Elementary Level schemes were initiated by the government for the uplift of women in rural areas. Women in India now participate in activities such as sports, education, politics, media and have been given an equal status along with men, which were not prevalent in pre-independence era.