Goals or SDG target of achieving secondary education for all by 2030. Even though India's standing and score on the Human Development Index (HDI) have improved slowly over time, the challenges of infrastructure, access to early childhood education, quality in education, and regional disparities in participation in education need to be overcome for better scores. India’s score on HDI over time Component 2010 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 134 130 131 130 129 131 HDI Rank 0.579 0.616 0.624 0.64 0.642 0.645 HDI Score 65.4 68 68.3 68.8 69.4 69.7 Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) 10.3 11.7 11.7 12.3 12.3 12.2 Expected Years of Schooling (Years) 4.4 5.4 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.5 Mean Years of Schooling (Years) Gross National Income (GNI) Per 3468 5497 5663 6353 6829 6681 Capita (PPP $) Source: Economic Survey 20216 and Country Economy The HCI scores over time also show improvement over time, though again, at a slow rate. Component Human Capital Index Probability of survival to age 5 Expected years of school Harmonized test scores Learning adjusted years of schooling Adult survival rate Fraction of children under 5 not stunted 2018 0.48 0.96 10.2 355 5.8 0.83 0.62 2020 0.49 0.96 11.1 399 7.1 0.83 0.65 Source: World Bank7 The National Achievement Survey (NAS): NAS 2021 conducted by NCERT for Classes III, V, VIII and X, highlights the problem of low learning levels in school.NAS 2021 was conducted during and in the aftermath of the century’s worst disruptor, the COVID-19 pandemic. It obviously showed learning losses at all levels. This situation too is receiving urgent and focused attention to ensure that the students can achieve the desired learning competencies at each grade. Economic Survey 2021, https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/ebook_es2021/files/basichtml/page701.html and https://countryeconomy.com/hdi/india. 7 World Bank, Human Capital Project,https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/human-capital#Index. 6 42 Journal of the National Human Rights Commission, Vol. 22, 2023