The Union Budget FY23 has allocated 1,04,278 crore for the education sector, and compared to the revised 2021-22 gross allocation of Rs 93,223 crore is increased 11.86%.
It is still lower than the NEP-recommended 6% in the gross domestic product and it is a positive sign also an acknowledgment that this sector needs more focus.
The Budget from a sub-sector perspective and it is interesting to see the allocation, hence the trend.
In the school education, acknowledging learning losses due to closure of schools, that is the one class-one TV channel program of 12 to 200 TV channels.
That will help state governments to provide supplementary education in regional languages for classes in 1st standard to 12 the standard.
It is providing high-quality e-content in all spoken languages for delivery through the Internet, mobile phones, TV, and radio through digital teachers.
The competitive mechanism for the development of quality e-content by teachers has been mentioned. The Samagra Shiksha’s allocation went up in 2022-23 Rs 37,383 crore from Rs 29,999 crore in 2021-22.
Resulted in all things, Thrust is given on programs that Accelerating State Education Program to Improve Exemplar Schools through an allocation of Rs 600 crore and Rs 1,800 crore, respectively, for 2022-23 Results.
This type of initiative will put states at the forefront of improving learning outcomes. Then there are good measures and a separate allocation for enhancing digital infrastructure, particularly in rural India.
And which would have been crucial for the development of the sectors missing. On the higher education front, there is a welcome announcement of a digital university, which is established to provide access to students.
And across the country or world-class quality universal education with a personalized learning experience at their doorsteps.
This will be made available in different Indian languages and information and communication technology formats.
In a fillip to smart city and other initiatives, under the AICTE. Institutions also will get an endowment of Rs 250 crore each.
Apart from this, agricultural universities will be funded to revise syllabi to meet the needs of modern-day farming. In a welcome move.
It could be effectively used for bringing our education in select areas such as financial services, technology.
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