{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.626Z","data":{"id":"nda-ls-1999-015","text":"Gradually raise education spending to 6% of GDP","quote":"We will formulate and implement plans to gradually increase the governmental and non-governmental spending on education upto 6% of the GDP","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"education","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2004-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"partial","rating":3,"ratingRule":"partial_lt25","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"The Economic Survey puts total education spending at 3.8% of GDP in 1998 and 3.74% in 2003-04 (BE), for Centre and states combined. The share did not move toward 6%. Non-government spending, also covered by the promise, was not sourced.","evidence":[{"date":null,"sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Ministry of Finance (Economic Survey 2004-05)","title":"Economic Survey 2004-05, Chapter 10: Social Sectors","url":"https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget_archive/es2004-05/chapt2005/chapter10.pdf","quote":"As against this target, the combined total expenditure on education by Central and State Governments was 3.74 per cent of GDP in 2003-04 (BE).","stance":"supports"},{"date":null,"sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Ministry of Finance (Economic Survey 2001-02)","title":"Economic Survey 2001-02: Education","url":"https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget_archive/es2001-02/chapt2002/chap105.pdf","quote":"The total expenditure on education in India is currently 3.8 per cent of GDP (1998).","stance":"context"}],"tags":["education-spending"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"The target was 6% of GDP. Spending ended the term about where it started.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"nda-ls-1999","partyId":"nda","electionId":"ls-1999"}}