Bridging Education Finance Inequality for Sustainable Development in India: Challenges and Policy Pathways

Education finance inequities remain a key barrier towards the attainment of sustainable development in India because funding gaps help to reinforce social and economic disparities. This paper aims to review the research literature on education with an understanding of the concept of educational inequity: equity in regards to both access to education and education quality and afterward with the focus on the consequences for different income levels. Some of the key problems are lack of sufficient funding, imbalance of the financing between regions, and poor utilization of the funding received. Also, increased costs of education serve to deepen the marginalization of other vulnerable groups making the disparities worse. The research examines the relations between the policy instruments, financial tools, and socio-economic factors to determine practical strategies. The paper outlines new policy directions including resources in access and parity models, partnership models, and community models to fill these gaps. These measures are designed to establish inclusive education technology use and data-driven governance to achieve this goal.