Speaking at an event organised by daily 'The Hindu', Chavan said government was ensuring that there be a primary school within one km periphery of every village, a secondary school in periphery of two kilometres, and higher secondary one in the periphery of three kilometres.
"(Improving) The quality of education is a big challenge that our country, and Maharashtra are facing. Natural resources of our country will not last enough to keep us running as a major economy. The only way is to develop a knowledge economy, and for which quality of education is very important," said Chavan.