Child's education expenditure up 168% in 6 yrs: Assocham
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New Delhi: Parents' annual spending on a child's education has risen by over 168% to Rs 94,000 between 2005 and 2011, a study has said. In 2005, the education expenditure was about Rs 35,000 a year, said the Assocham study. "The expenses have increased due to hike in tuition fees, books, uniform, transportation, tuitions and extra-curricular activities," it added.

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The chamber surveyed about 2,000 parents, with a minimum salary of Rs 7 lakh annually, in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
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The rising cost of education has become a major cause of worry for parents with a majority of them spending more than 18-20 lakh on average on child's schooling, the study said.
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The cost of education is increasing every year, parallel to the inflation, it added. The general inflation in February was 8.31%.
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The parents' annual income, on an average, has risen up to 32% in the past six years, the study said.
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It also said that majority of parents believe it is difficult for a single parent to fund a child's education.
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Source: PTI