{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.724Z","data":{"id":"upa-cmp-2004-004","text":"Raise public spending on education to at least 6% of GDP, half on primary and secondary","quote":"The UPA government pledges to raise public spending in education to least 6% of GDP with at least half this amount being spent of primary and secondary sectors.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":6,"sector":"education","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2009-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"partial","rating":3,"ratingRule":"partial_lt25","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"World Bank data show government education spending at 3.35% of GDP in 2004 and 3.28% in 2009, with no data for 2007-08. The share of GDP did not rise toward 6%. Absolute spending grew with GDP.","evidence":[{"date":"2009-12-31","sourceType":"statistics","publisher":"World Bank (WDI)","title":"Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP), India","url":"https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/IND/indicator/SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS?format=json&date=2000:2012&per_page=20","quote":"2003: 3.61; 2004: 3.35; 2005: 3.19; 2006: 3.14; 2007-08: no data; 2009: 3.28; 2010: 3.38.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["education","gdp-share"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"6% of GDP was the goal; the needle stayed near 3%.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-04","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"upa-cmp-2004","partyId":"upa","electionId":"ls-2004"}}