Enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protected through various international conventions, education is considered a fundamental right and essential requirement of every citizen of a nation as it improves the quality of living of the people. In the process of acquiring higher education, one faces several hurdles. In order to tackle such obstacles, initiatives in India have been taken to either improve physical infrastructure in schools or implement schemes for improving nutrition and providing financial support to those in need. On the one hand, such interventions have proven beneficial to some extent, but they have overlooked the household conditions that can equally affect the educational attainment in a region. This paper examines how basic amenities in the household can influence one’s educational attainment at the Community Development (CD) block level. Based on the secondary data and applying residual regression mapping, it is found that sanitation facilities within household premises, access to electricity and cleaner cooking fuels, and possession of assets like bicycles and television significantly impact educational attainment in Bardhaman district with significant regional variation. Results show that the prospect regions exist in the southeastern corner of the district, which falls under the Bardhaman subdivision. In contrast, the problem regions are concentrated in the northeastern section under Katwa Subdivision.

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Does Household Amenities Impact Cultural Capital? Lessons from Undivided Bardhaman District of West Bengal in India

  • Tamali Halder

摘要

Enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protected through various international conventions, education is considered a fundamental right and essential requirement of every citizen of a nation as it improves the quality of living of the people. In the process of acquiring higher education, one faces several hurdles. In order to tackle such obstacles, initiatives in India have been taken to either improve physical infrastructure in schools or implement schemes for improving nutrition and providing financial support to those in need. On the one hand, such interventions have proven beneficial to some extent, but they have overlooked the household conditions that can equally affect the educational attainment in a region. This paper examines how basic amenities in the household can influence one’s educational attainment at the Community Development (CD) block level. Based on the secondary data and applying residual regression mapping, it is found that sanitation facilities within household premises, access to electricity and cleaner cooking fuels, and possession of assets like bicycles and television significantly impact educational attainment in Bardhaman district with significant regional variation. Results show that the prospect regions exist in the southeastern corner of the district, which falls under the Bardhaman subdivision. In contrast, the problem regions are concentrated in the northeastern section under Katwa Subdivision.