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Abstract

This article deals with the educational development in the context of educational policies and different initiatives for the promotion of enrollment in the primary schools in Pakistan. Parents’ perspectives along with community point of view regarding the utility of formal education for economic and social development has been discussed in the study. With the passage of time, number of OOSC is increasing. The policies along with different small-scale initiatives are not able to motivate parents for the enrollment of their children in formal educational system rather than sending them for non-formal technical skills for economic benefits. The study highlights the parental authority over children’s educational choices influenced by the short term and immediate financial benefits. It also depicts that the people with lesser economic resources invest less on the education of their children because bulk of the resources are utilized on kitchen and other utilities. Spending on children’s formal education is the long-term investment, whereas informal-technical education is a short-term investment and brings the benefits early. Therefore, the people especially the poor population are motivated towards short-term investments and get financial benefits at the household level. So, the informal-technical education is preferred and getting popular in the area.