To what extent does Indian education for all reduce poverty?

I think that several arguments can be made to identify how
proponents of education in India seek to reduce poverty.  The most stunning example of this is
the proposition to ensure that every school child in India is in possession of a laptop
computer.  The desire to do so comes out of a need to reduce the digital divide that might exist
between rich and poor students in India and to ensure that each child is a digital learner,
capable of understanding what needs are present in the 21st Century.  In this endeavor we see
that there is a desire to link education to economic and professional competition and a hope to
bring about a sense of empowerment through education to its children.  At the same time, the
development of EDUSAT as a means to conquer distance in education is another initiative driven to
bring education to all and eliminate poverty.  EDUSAT is a satellite that brings education to all
parts of India so that rural and urban distinctions do not define education access or the lack of
it.  In this light, one can see the belief that education is an equalizing force and an
empowering one.  Within this is the belief that education for all can help to reduce poverty and
disempowerrment.