Why is there need for government intervention in education and health sectors?

Need for Government intervention in education and health sectors : In India, both private and public institutions exist in education and health service markets. Expenditure on education and health make substantial long term impact and they cannot be easily reversed. Hence government intervention is essential.

For example, once a child is admitted to a school or healthcare centre where the required services are not provided before the decision is taken to shift the child to another institution, substantial amount of damage would have been done. Moreover, individual consumers of these services do not have complete information about the quality of services and their costs. In this situation, the providers of education and health services acquire monopoly power and are involved in exploitation. The role of government in this situation is to ensure that the providers of these services adhere to the standards stipulated by the government and charge the correct price.