Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Funds for National Education Policy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 154 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## Funds for National Education Policy

## 154. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the total fund allocated for National Education Policy (NEP) since its adoption for its proper implementations;
- (b) the total fund spent / utilized so far for NEP and the success achieved by the Government till June, 2022; and
- (c)  the  details  of  programme  to  complete  technicalities  and  to  educate  teachers  before  the implementation of NEP?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  and  (b):  Various  schemes/projects/programmes  run  by  Ministry  of  Education  have  been aligned with National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). The budget for education across the country  is  allocated  by  the  Centre  and  the  State  /  UT  Governments.  Details  of  total  Budget Allocation and Expenditure of Ministry of Education are given in table below:

## (Rs. in Crores)

| Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure of Ministry of Education   | Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure of Ministry of Education   | Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure of Ministry of Education   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                          | Total Budget Allocation                                                 | Expenditure                                                             |
| 2020-21                                                                 | 99311.52                                                                | 84026.71                                                                |
| 2021-22                                                                 | 93224.31                                                                | 80829.67                                                                |
| 2022-23                                                                 | 104277.72                                                               | 12844.48*                                                               |
| *Actuals as on 30.06.2022                                               | *Actuals as on 30.06.2022                                               | *Actuals as on 30.06.2022                                               |

A  number  of  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  Ministry  of  Education  and  other implementing agencies and regulatory bodies, Ministries/Departments, State/UT Governments etc towards implementation of NEP 2020 for enhancing the quality of education at all levels.

- (c): The Education Sector is powered and driven by the teachers, professors etc. The National Education Policy 2020 also recognizes the teacher as the centre of the fundamental reform in the education system and envisages re-establishing and empowered teachers, at all levels, as the most  respected  and  essential  members  of  our  society,  because  they  truly  shape  our  next generation of students. A series of consultations/webinars on capacity building of faculties/teachers  for  implementation  of  NEP  2020  have  been  organised.  Recently,  Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam was organised from 7 th to 9 th July 2022 to discuss various themes of NEP 2020 for higher education. In this Samagam, Vice Chancellors of Central/State/Deemed/Private Universities, Directors / Heads of Higher Educational Institutions, Principals / Faculties of Colleges, Educationists, Policy-makers etc participated.

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