Union Budget 2022: India’s education sector expects an allocation of at least 8-9 pc of the estimated budget

Last year, the education sector was allocated ₹93,224 crore,...

...which was 2.67 percent of the central government’s estimated budget for 2021-22.

This year, it is expected, by many, that the Central government will focus more...

...on learning loss due to COVID-19 and National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 implementation.

Industry watchers are expecting that this year’s Union Budget will allocate at least 8-9 percent...

...of the total estimated budget towards the education sector of India.

It is also expected that the union government will roll out more new initiatives to fill the digital gap.

Although the availability of smartphones has increased from 36.5 percent in 2018 to 67.6 percent in 2021,...

...students in lower grades found it difficult to do online activities compared to higher-grade students, revealed the Economic Survey of 2021-22.

The Budget allocation may also focus on teachers training as well,...

...as the educators are not equipped with the latest technologies, experts suggest. The government allocated ₹31,300 towards the National Education Mission, which consists of Samagra Shiksha and teacher training and adult education.

Bringing attention towards online learning, India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan...

...announced in January that a common policy for edtech players will soon be rolled out.

Edtech players in India are demanding to bring down the goods and services tax (GST) slab...

...on all education services, keeping in mind the rising demand for edtech courses.

For making the students ready for the job world,...

...the government has also extended the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) for the next five years, with an outlay of ₹3054 crore which will make, through apprenticeship, around 9 lakh students employable, according to the survey.