Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Budget to Education Sector
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## Budget on Education Sector

## †116. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Budget  allocated  to  the  education  sector  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to achieve the level of Average International Budget for the Education Sector;
- (c) if so, the details of the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the remedial action taken by the Government to provide admission to poor students in various private institutions?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a):  Details of the budget allocated in the  Central budget to the education  during 2014-15 to 2017-18 are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    | Budget Allocation              | Budget Allocation                        | Budget Allocation   |
|---------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Year    | Department of Higher Education | Department of School Education &Literacy | Total               |
| 2014-15 | 27656.00                       | 55115.10                                 | 82771.10            |
| 2015-16 | 26855.26                       | 42219.50                                 | 69074.76            |
| 2016-17 | 28840.00                       | 43554.00                                 | 72394.00            |
| 2017-18 | 33329.70                       | 46356.25                                 | 79685.95            |

- (b)  &  (c):  As  per  UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Government expenditure on education as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 3.84% in India for 2013 is comparable with those of many Asian countries such as Bangladesh (1.96%), Indonesia (3.36%), Iran (3.15%), Nepal (3.47%), Pakistan (2.50%) and Sri Lanka (1.62%) for the same year.

(d):    Section  12(1)  (c)  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act,  2009  mandates  reservation  in  private  unaided  non-minority  schools  for  children belonging  to  weaker  sections  and  disadvantaged  groups  in  admission  to  Class  1  or  preprimary, as the case may be, to the extent of at least 25% seats and to provide free education till  the  completion  of  elementary  level.  28  States/  UTs  have  since  issued  notifications  for admission of children in private schools.

In order to encourage students of lower income groups for pursuing higher education, Government  has  introduced  scholarship  programmes  for  them  to  supplement  the  cost  of education.  In  addition,  Government  has  introduced  a  scheme  for  Interest  Subsidy  on Education  Loans  to  enable  economically  weaker  section  students  for  pursuing  higher professional  education.  The  National  Mission  on  Education  through  Information  and Communication Technology (ICT) has been launched with the objective of making best use of ICT with the purpose of identification and nurturing of talent and life-long learning as well as extending the education facility to a larger section of people.

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