Did the governments in power neglect primary education and emphasised only higher education?

amartya sen and n.r.narayana murthy expressed that the government should allocate more funds towards primary education and not heavily subsidise higher education. DUE TO THIS WRONG POLICY ONLY, THE SON OF A COBBLER IS STILL REMAINS AS A COBBLER AND THE SONS OF MLAS AND MPS OF DALITHS ARE BECOMING MORE RICH.