Budget 2024: UGC faces decline in funds, school education takes centerstage
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Budget 2024: UGC faces decline in funds, school education takes centerstage

India TV News  

In the interim budget 2024-25, the funding for school education has been increased by over Rs. IITs face a marginal dip This year, the budget has been brought down further to Rs 212.21 crore from the Revised Estimate of Rs 331 crore. School Education Budget Increased This year, the budget for school education has increased from Rs 72473.80 crore to Rs 73008.10 crore. While Presenting the interim budget, Sitharaman stated that a large number of new institutions of higher learning, namely seven IITs, 16 IIITs, seven IIMs, 15 AIIMS, and 390 universities have been set up since 2014 while 3000 new ITIs have been established.

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Goa budget earmarks ₹2,100 cr for education; internship must for graduation students
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Goa budget earmarks ₹2,100 cr for education; internship must for graduation students

Live Mint  

Panaji, Mar 27 The Goa budget has earmarked ₹2,100 crore for the education sector and made it compulsory for students in the state to undergo internship to complete their graduation course. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday presented a revenue surplus budget in the Goa assembly, providing tax incentives for tourism entrepreneurs setting up starred hotels in rural areas and …

Delhi Government announces '60 CM Shri Schools', 2 medical colleges in budget 2025
2 days, 5 hours ago

Delhi Government announces '60 CM Shri Schools', 2 medical colleges in budget 2025

India Today  

On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the first budget of the newly elected BJP government in the capital for the financial year 2025-26. It misled Delhi on education and its policies deprived children of a promising future" Presenting this year's budget, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the opening of 60 new 'CM Shri' schools. KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE …

Delhi Budget 2025: Education sector gets lion’s share
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2 days, 12 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025: Education sector gets lion’s share

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Tuesday allocated the highest chunk of the budget proposals to the education sector, amounting to ₹19,291 crore — 19.29% of the ₹1 lakh crore budget for the 2025-26 fiscal. Presenting this year’s budget, chief minister Rekha Gupta said ₹100 crore has been allocated for the opening of 60 new CM Shri schools from the upcoming 2025-26 …

Delhi Budget 2025: Rs 100 crore allocated for 'CM Shri Schools'
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2 days, 13 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025: Rs 100 crore allocated for 'CM Shri Schools'

India Today  

In the Delhi Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the launch of 'CM Shri Schools' with an initial allocation of Rs 100 crore. BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS Enhanced Learning Environments: The establishment of 'CM Shri Schools' is expected to provide students with improved educational facilities and resources, fostering a more conducive learning atmosphere. BENEFICIARIES While the …

Telangana’s allocation to Education sector dept. is 7.9% of total budget 2025-26
1 week, 2 days ago

Telangana’s allocation to Education sector dept. is 7.9% of total budget 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Telangana Budget for 2025-26 gives a boost to the education sector with a year-on-year increase in allocation by 13.5%. The Education Department outlay has been pegged at ₹24,174 crore which is 7.9% of the total ₹3,04,965 crore budget for 2025-26. In his 11,997 word speech on the floor of Assembly on March 19, 2025, Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu …

Project Alankar: 11 U.P. govt-aided Sanskrit schools set for revamp, ₹2.91 cr approved
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Project Alankar: 11 U.P. govt-aided Sanskrit schools set for revamp, ₹2.91 cr approved

Hindustan Times  

Eleven government-aided Sanskrit secondary schools of Uttar Pradesh that are over 50 years old, are all set to get a major revamp, with support from the state government. Students at a Sanskrit secondary school in Prayagraj For the exercise, ₹2.91 crore has been approved and ₹1.10 crore has been released as the first instalment under Project Alankar— a state government …

Karnataka boosts education budget in 2024, but schools still struggle
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Karnataka boosts education budget in 2024, but schools still struggle

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: As Karnataka heads into the 2025 budget, the key question is: Has last year’s Rs 44,422 crore allocation for the education department brought any real improvement? In 2024, the state government earmarked 12% of its total education expenditure, increasing funds by Rs 6,800 crore from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s interim budget in July 2023. The last budget also promised Rs …

Education gets highest allocation of Rs 41,273 crore in Odisha
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Education gets highest allocation of Rs 41,273 crore in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The higest budget allocation of Rs 41,273 is for the education sector. While the budget allocation for school education is Rs 31,000 crore, an increase of 18 per cent over the previous year, the rest is for higher education. While the government has proposed Rs 2,960 crore for upgrading 7,000 elementary schools at panchayat-level under Godabarisha Mishra Adarsha Prathamik …

Government schools bear full brunt as Tamil Nadu, centre tussle over funds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Government schools bear full brunt as Tamil Nadu, centre tussle over funds

New Indian Express  

‘Fund crunch makes dept hesitant to sanction infrastructure projects’ However, with less than three months left in the academic year, the second installment has not yet been released. On Tuesday, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, in a statement, said the state government had formed a committee, headed by the school education secretary, to review the MoU for PM-SHRI schools. …

What scientists make of R&D allocations in the 2025 Union Budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What scientists make of R&D allocations in the 2025 Union Budget

The Hindu  

Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology : The Budget provides an overall and possibly unprecedented thrust on research and innovation by setting aside Rs 20,000 crore for DST towards research in the private sector, including corporates and startups. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology : The Union Budget demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing India’s biotechnology sector, aligning …

Kerala Budget 2025: school education outlay rises by 5%
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Budget 2025: school education outlay rises by 5%

The Hindu  

Outlay for school education has gone up in the State Budget for 2025-26. Balagopal has earmarked ₹1,083.82 crore for school education, an increase of nearly 5% from the ₹1,032.62 crore allocated in the past financial year. With the Left Democratic Front government rolling out a comprehensive education plan to improve academic excellence in the new academic year, the Budget has …

Union Budget 2025-26: Key allocations and initiatives for education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025-26: Key allocations and initiatives for education

The Hindu  

Focussed on the theme of “Sabka Vikas,” the Union Buget 2025-26 emphasizes the importance of investment in people, economy, and innovation as a significant engine on the journey to reach the goal of “Viksit Bharat.” Accordingly, to minimize the skill gap in the country by making quality education accessible, the Ministry of Education has been allocated ₹1,28,650 crore, 6.22% more …

Learning steps: On the Union Budget and education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Learning steps: On the Union Budget and education

The Hindu  

Besides some high-profile announcements, such as an AI Centre of Excellence for education with an allocation of ₹500 crore, broadband connectivity for schools, the expansion of five third-generation IITs, and increased funding for Indian knowledge systems, Budget 2025 has promised higher allocations for education compared to last year’s revised estimates. The release of the ASER 2024 report in the same …

Union Budget 2025: Focus on AI centre, infrastructure at IITs, STEM labs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Focus on AI centre, infrastructure at IITs, STEM labs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Broadband connectivity for government secondary schools, a centre of excellence for artificial intelligence and the expansion of five new IITs are among the key announcements related to the education sector made in the Union Budget 2025-26 Speech on February 1. Though Nirmala Sitharaman, in her speech, said for the Union government, “Viksit Bharat encompasses 100% good-quality school education,” …

Minority Affairs Ministry sees 5% hike in budget but funds for education empowerment for communities sees major cut
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Minority Affairs Ministry sees 5% hike in budget but funds for education empowerment for communities sees major cut

The Hindu  

The Union Budget has allocated the Ministry of Minority Affairs ₹3,350 crore for the financial year 2025-26, which is a 5% increase from the Budget Estimate of 2024-25 at ₹3,183.24 crore. There is a major hike of approximately ₹1,000 crore in grants-in-aid to States, which was increased from ₹527.12 crore in 2024-25 to ₹1,518.31 crore in 2025-26 but the Budget …

Union Budget 2025: Education gets better Budget allocation, more money for IITs, central universities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Education gets better Budget allocation, more money for IITs, central universities

The Hindu  

The Union Budget 2025-26 has increased the allocation for school and higher education and has announced Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme to provide digital-form Indian language books for students. “This aims to help students understand their subjects better,” Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget presentation. “There has been an overall increase of ₹5,074 crore in the budget allocation …

Opinion: Budget 2025 — A Transformative Leap For Education And Skill Development
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Budget 2025 — A Transformative Leap For Education And Skill Development

ABP News  

As I browsed through the Union Budget presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, I felt deeply encouraged by its transformative approach towards educational infrastructure, skill development, and technological integration. The budget's commitment to education is evident through several key initiatives – the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programme aims to provide nutritional support to over 8 crore children, …

Budget 2025: High-end capabilities for education sector; National Centres of Excellence to be set up for skilling with global expertise
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: High-end capabilities for education sector; National Centres of Excellence to be set up for skilling with global expertise

The Hindu  

The 2025-26 Union Budget’s education-related announcements largely pertained to high-end capabilities. In addition to Centres of Excellence on Artificial Intelligence in agriculture, health, and sustainable cities, this Budget has proposed to set up an AI Centre of Excellence on Education, allocating ₹500 crore to it. Outlay increases have been seen in higher education, Indian Knowledge Systems, Central Universities, centrally The …

Budget 2025: Big thrust on research, innovation, AI, but where's the money?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Big thrust on research, innovation, AI, but where's the money?

India Today  

Like every year, Union Budget 2025 has come with ambitious announcements for the education sector, showcasing the government’s intent to transform learning infrastructure, research and digital education. HIGHER EDUCATION: NO BIG LEAP The allocation for higher education has gone up from Rs 47,620 crore in the last Budget to Rs 50,078 crore, marking a 5.16 per cent increase. However, despite …

Education Budget 2025: Spending on IITs, IIMs and higher education in general stagnates | Data
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Education Budget 2025: Spending on IITs, IIMs and higher education in general stagnates | Data

The Hindu  

In FY26, the government is expected to spend ₹50,077.95 crores on higher education. Only 0.99% of the overall budget is expected to be spent on higher education in FY26BE, same as the revised estimates from last year. Chart 1 shows the allocation to higher education as a share of the total Budget, across years. In absolute terms, in FY26, the …

Union Budget 2025: UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar highlights increased outlay for higher education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar highlights increased outlay for higher education

The Hindu  

University Grants Commission chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar has highlighted the increased outlay for higher education, Indian Knowledge Systems, Central universities, Centrally “The substantial increase in the budget allocation for higher education, from ₹46,482.35 crore in 2024-25 to ₹50,077.95 crore in 2025-26, represents a significant 7.74% rise,” he said. Union Budget 2025 LIVE updates A substantial increase in funding for the …

Education Budget 2025: Higher education budget up by over ₹2,400 crore
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Education Budget 2025: Higher education budget up by over ₹2,400 crore

Hindustan Times  

The centre has allocated ₹50077.95 crore to the Education Ministry's Department of Higher Education for the 2025-26 financial year, up from ₹47619.77 crore allocated for the 2024-25 financial year. Education budget 2025 live updates Education Budget 2025: Check highlights for allocations for higher education This includes ₹2160 crore for student financial aid for the next financial year. Central sector schemes/projects, …

Budget 2025: Skilling, schools receive boost
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Budget 2025: Skilling, schools receive boost

The Hindu  

In her record eight budget presentation on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures geared towards education and skilling, as part of the Union Budget for 2025 in Parliament. Ms. Sitharaman announced that 50,000 Atal Tinkering labs will be set up in government schools in the next five years “to cultivate the spirit of curiosity and innovation …

Push for AI, expansion of five IITs, education budget gets over 6 per cent hike
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Push for AI, expansion of five IITs, education budget gets over 6 per cent hike

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: From a major push to Artificial Intelligence to the expansion of five new IITs, which will accommodate 6,500 more students and focus on quality school education and innovation, the education sector saw a hike of over six per cent in the Union Budget 2025 from the previous budget. This figure exceeds the revised estimate of Rs 1.14 lakh …

Govt. will enhance budgetary allocation to education sector to 15% in phases: CM
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt. will enhance budgetary allocation to education sector to 15% in phases: CM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has announced his government’s resolve to take budgetary allocation to the education sector to 15% in phases in the next few years. The CM was speaking at a public meeting organised at Mogiligidda in Ranga Reddy district on Friday, in connection with the completion of 150 years of the government school there. The Chief Minister …

Budget 2025: Why eucation investment is key to India’s economic growth
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Why eucation investment is key to India’s economic growth

The Hindu  

The year 2025 brings optimism of India’s position as the fastest-growing economy in the world. Yet, India’s education system continues to grapple with deep-rooted challenges in quality, equity, and relevance. As we await Budget 2025, it is imperative that education takes center stage because without a strong foundation, the promise of our economic success cannot be realized. The 2025 budget …

Union Budget 2025: Challenges in Education Sector Funding and Implementation of NEP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Challenges in Education Sector Funding and Implementation of NEP

The Hindu  

Recently, replying to a question from Left MP V Sivadasan in Rajya Sabha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the National Education Policy, started in 2020, unequivocally endorses and envisions a “substantial increase” in public investment in education by both the Union and State Governments so that the expenditure in education reaches 6% of the GDP. “As far as Ministry …

Budget 2025: India’s full-literacy goal hinges on doubling outlay for education
2 months ago

Budget 2025: India’s full-literacy goal hinges on doubling outlay for education

Live Mint  

India's education sector is holding its breath to see what's in store for it in the Union budget for 2025, to be presented on 1 February. The previous budget allocated a record ₹73,008 crore to the Department of School Education and Literacy, a 4.3% increase from the previous year. Other key expectations include schemes to encourage women in higher education, …

Centre gives Odisha ₹ 677 cr for HEIs after signing on to PM-USHA
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre gives Odisha ₹ 677 cr for HEIs after signing on to PM-USHA

The Hindu  

Four months after Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre to implement the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, the State’s higher education institutions are set to receive ₹ 676.7 crore for infrastructural development and their transformation into world-class multidisciplinary universities. Under Multi-Disciplinary Education and Research Universities Category, four universities will receive ₹ 400 crore with ₹ 100 crore …

Budget 2025: Increase in allocation to focus on Education 4.0
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Increase in allocation to focus on Education 4.0

Live Mint  

Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present Union Budget 2025 in the Parliament on February 1, following the tradition of recent years. Ahead of the announcement of the second full-fledged budget of the Modi 3.0 government, it's time to look at the expectations of education sector stakeholders from the upcoming financial document that will govern the future …

School enrolment down by over 1 crore in 2023-24, says govt. report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

School enrolment down by over 1 crore in 2023-24, says govt. report

The Hindu  

The total enrolment of students has dropped by over a crore in 2023-24 as compared to the previous years, shows the latest data released by the Ministry of Education. A total of 24.8 crore students enrolled in the academic year 2023-24, Unified District Information System for Education Plus report released by the Ministry said. In 2018-19, Bihar reflected an enrolment …

What 2024 meant for India’s higher education system
3 months ago

What 2024 meant for India’s higher education system

The Hindu  

India, with its rich history of academic excellence, now stands at a crossroads, poised to transform its higher education system into a global powerhouse. As of May 2024, India’s gross enrolment ratio in higher education was 28.4%, with over 4.3 crore students enrolled in almost 1200 institutions. According to the Ministry of Education, almost nine lakh students went abroad for …

BRS Ignored Underprivileged Students' Welfare: Mallu Bhatti
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS Ignored Underprivileged Students' Welfare: Mallu Bhatti

New Indian Express  

Telangana DyCM Mallu Bhatti has accused the BRS government of neglecting the underprivileged by raising charges for students of welfare hostels and residential schools. He claims that the Congress government has raised diet and cosmetics charges by 40% for students of welfare hostels and residential schools while the BRS government has neglected this section during its 10-year rule. This will …

Telangana budget allocates Rs 21,292 crore for education department
8 months ago

Telangana budget allocates Rs 21,292 crore for education department

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government proposed a budget of Rs 21,292 crore for the Education department for the financial year 2024-25, an increase 9.3% over the revised estimate of Rs 19,472 crore in 2023-24. The previous BRS government had proposed a budget estimate of Rs 19,093 crore for the year 2023-24, which the Congress government has surpassed with tangible numbers. The …

Telangana’s education Budget up by 11.5% compared to previous fiscal year
8 months ago

Telangana’s education Budget up by 11.5% compared to previous fiscal year

The Hindu  

Telangana’s education Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 has been increased by 11.5%, reaching ₹21,292 crore, compared to ₹19,093 crore allocated in the previous fiscal year, 2023-24. Telangana Budget 2024 LIVE updates: ₹500 crores proposed for Metro extension to Old City,₹100 crores for extension to Airport “Our government is committed to enhancing the education sector by raising the standards in …

8 per cent of education budget allocated to higher education: UGC
8 months ago

8 per cent of education budget allocated to higher education: UGC

Hindustan Times  

In a commitment to prioritize higher education, an allocation of ₹47,619 crores from the budget has been made to Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, representing a significant increase of 8 percent over last year's budget. Starting from the financial year 2024-25, funding for specific colleges affiliated with Central Universities is realigned from the UGC Budget line to the …

‘Union Budget is a blow to the student community’
8 months ago

‘Union Budget is a blow to the student community’

The Hindu  

The All-India Democratic Students’ Organisation, Mysuru, has criticised the Union Budget for 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman, saying it encourages the students to suffer in a “debt-trap”. Instead of reducing fees and increasing public-funded institutions to reduce the burden of educational expenditure on the common people, the government is asking students to take loans to meet the higher …

Amidst Sluggish Job Market, Govt To Provide Rs 10 Lakh Loan To Students For Higher Studies, Paid Internships
8 months ago

Amidst Sluggish Job Market, Govt To Provide Rs 10 Lakh Loan To Students For Higher Studies, Paid Internships

News 18  

The Centre will provide financial support for loans up to Rs 10 lakh for higher education in domestic institutions, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday as she presented the Union Budget for 2024-25. The finance minister also said that the government will provide internships to 1 crore youths, with each intern getting a stipend of Rs 5,000 and a …

Union Budget 2024-25: Nirmala Sitharaman announces e-vouchers for students; education loans up to ₹10 lakh
8 months ago

Union Budget 2024-25: Nirmala Sitharaman announces e-vouchers for students; education loans up to ₹10 lakh

The Hindu  

As part of the new loan scheme announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, e-vouchers will be given to one lakh students every year to secure loans up to ₹10 lakh to pursue higher education in domestic institutions. “This initiative will undoubtedly empower many aspiring students to pursue their academic goals without the burden …

Minister Atishi approves release of Rs 100 crore for 12 Delhi University colleges in second quarter
8 months ago

Minister Atishi approves release of Rs 100 crore for 12 Delhi University colleges in second quarter

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The ruling AAP government has released about Rs 100 crore for its 12 funded colleges of Delhi University in the second quarter. A budgetary provision of about Rs 400 crore has been made by the Delhi government for these funded colleges in the financial year 2024-25. The 12 Delhi University colleges fully funded by the Delhi government play …

₹750 crore revamp on cards for U.P. govt secondary schools
9 months, 3 weeks ago

₹750 crore revamp on cards for U.P. govt secondary schools

Hindustan Times  

Government-run secondary schools spread across Uttar Pradesh are all set to get a ₹750 crore upgrade soon. Under “Project Alankar”, a proposal has been sent in this regard to the state government seeking funds to the tune of ₹750 crore for repair works of schools to be undertaken in the academic session 2024-25, said officials of the state secondary education …

Tamil Nadu on Top in Higher Education
10 months ago

Tamil Nadu on Top in Higher Education

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin’s visionary schemes aimed at promoting education have enabled the State to finish on top by achieving a 49 per cent GER as per the All India Survey on Higher Education and the pushing up the percentage of girls from government schools enrolling for higher education to 34 per cent. The surge in girls continuing …

Delhi Budget: Education stays the focus, gets max allocation
1 year ago

Delhi Budget: Education stays the focus, gets max allocation

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Monday announced a budget allocation of ₹16,396 crore for education — the highest among all sectors for 2024-25. Tabling the annual budget estimates in the Delhi assembly, state finance minister Atishi said the Aam Aadmi Party government prioritises providing quality education to residents of the city. Under the Schools of Specialised Excellence programme launched by the …

Tamil Nadu presents ₹3.48L cr budget; focus on infra, ‘7 Tamil dreams’
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu presents ₹3.48L cr budget; focus on infra, ‘7 Tamil dreams’

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu finance minister Thangam Thennrasu on Monday presented the state budget for 2024-25 announcing a total outlay of ₹3.48 lakh crore, along with a revenue deficit of over ₹49,000 crore as the government promised an increased focus on infrastructure and expanding welfare schemes encompassing “seven Tamil dreams” with no new populist announcement, aiming at fiscal prudence. The alleged “inordinate …

T.N. Budget 2024 | ₹1,000 a month for boys who have studied in government schools, to pursue higher education
1 year, 1 month ago

T.N. Budget 2024 | ₹1,000 a month for boys who have studied in government schools, to pursue higher education

The Hindu  

Following the success of the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Pudhumai Penn Scheme, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday, February 19, 2024 announced the ‘Tamizh Pudhalvan’ scheme to benefit boys, who have studied in government schools from classes 6 to 12, by providing them with financial assistance of ₹1,000 a month in their bank accounts for their higher education. Finance Minister Thangam …

Karnataka: Education sector gets Rs 850 cr for infra upgrade
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka: Education sector gets Rs 850 cr for infra upgrade

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The state budget bets big on infrastructure development and improving the learning gap in primary and higher education with a focus on upskilling. He also reiterated the government’s promise of providing free electricity and water at all government schools and PU colleges, benfiting 46,829 government schools and 1,234 colleges with a grant of Rs 25 crore. The budget mentioned, …

Odisha Finance Minister Presents Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore Budget for 2024-25
1 year, 1 month ago

Odisha Finance Minister Presents Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore Budget for 2024-25

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha finance minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Thursday presented the Annual Budget for 2024‐25 in the State Assembly with an outlay of Rs 2,55,000 crore, which is about 11 per cent more than 2023-24 budget. The other departments which have got maximum allocations are the panchayati raj department Rs 22,543 crore, health and family welfare Rs 19,729 crore, water …

BMC education budget: Civic body earmarks ₹3497 crores for financial year 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

BMC education budget: Civic body earmarks ₹3497 crores for financial year 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has earmarked ₹3,497.82 crores for its education department for the financial year 2024-25. BMC education budget: Civic body earmarks ₹ 3497 crores for financial year 2024 Compared to the revised budget of the current financial year, it has increased by only Rs. The civic body has started construction of ICSE, CBSE, IGCSE and IB Board of …

Interim budget: Centre slashes allocation for education, UGC funding cut by 61%
1 year, 1 month ago

Interim budget: Centre slashes allocation for education, UGC funding cut by 61%

Hindustan Times  

The interim budget presented on Thursday set aside ₹1.2 lakh crore for education, a roughly 7% decrease compared to the revised estimate number for 2023-24, even as the allocation for the University Grants Commission was slashed by 61%, the largest ever cut in at least five years. According to the budget document, of the total outlay, the Union government has …

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