Budget allocation on education sector crosses Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time: MoS Education
- IBEF
- March 24, 2022
The government has increased its education budget, which now exceeds Rs 1 lakh crore (US$ 13.08 billion) for the first time, according to information presented to the Rajya Sabha. Mr. Subhas Sarkar, Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, said the 15th Finance Commission provided a grant of Rs 6,143 crore (US$ 804.05 million) for online learning and development of professional courses, among other things, during question hour in the Upper House.
In a statement laid in the Upper House on whether any time limit has been fixed to achieve the target of GDP allocation for education, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan Cabinet Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said, "The Centre and states work together to increase the public investment in education sector to reach 6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the earliest." He also said for National Education Policy (NEP) that the The policy prioritises critical thinking in school or higher education by requiring students to learn in their native language, also known as the mother tongue or local language.
"AICTE has already started translating engineering course books to respective languages in some parts of southern India, some parts of western India and some parts of eastern India... Also, already 14 institutions have started teaching in local language. Local language has to be given priority," he said. He also added that, the entire goal of the NEP and Samagra Shiksha is to increase education quality and reduce dropout rates, and that the PM Poshan Abhiyan is an ambitious effort in this direction.
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