Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Funds Allocated for Education Sector
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-16

ANSWERED ON-04/12/2023

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EDUCATION SECTOR

16. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of GDP allocated to education in the current fiscal year;
- (b)  the  specific  areas  where  the  funds  are  allocated,  such  as  primary,  secondary,  higher education, vocational training, and research;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  Government  schemes/  programmes  funded  from  the  allocated  fund specifically those aimed towards improving access, quality and inclusivity in education; and
- (d)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve  6  percent  of  GDP  allocation  for education as suggested by the NEP 2020?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  &  (b)  As  per  the  latest  Analysis  of  Budgeted  Expenditure  on  Education,  the  total expenditure on education (i.e., Central Government and States/UTs -Education Departments as well as all other Departments) as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), for the year 2020-21, is 4.64%.  The total Budgeted Expenditure on education includes the Budgeted Expenditure  on  Elementary  Education,  Secondary  Education,  Higher  Education  (including Research) and Technical Education.

(c)Ministry of Education has been implementing various education schemes for improving access  towards  quality  and  inclusivity  in  education,  such  as  Samagra  Shiksha  Abhiyan, Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN), Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), etc.

Further,  Government  is  implementing  various  Scholarships  and  Fellowships  for providing financial assistance to students of SC/ST/OBC and Minorities, details of which are available in the following websites:

|   Sl. No. | Ministry/Department                       | Website links                                                                         |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Department of Higher Education            | https://www.education.gov.in/pm-usp- scholarships-education-loan                      |
|         2 | University Grants Commission              | https://frg.ugc.ac.in                                                                 |
|         3 | All India Council for Technical Education | https://www.aicte- india.org/bureaus/rifd/Scholarship-Schemes                         |
|         4 | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment  | https://socialjustice.gov.in/scheme-cat                                               |
|         5 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                | https://tribal.nic.in/ScholarshiP.aspx                                                |
|         6 | Ministry of Minority Affairs              | https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/show_content. php?lang=1&level=2&ls_id=669&lid=825 |

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(d) In  order  to  attain  the  goal  of  education  with  excellence  and  the  corresponding multitude of benefits to this Nation and its economy, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020  this  Policy  unequivocally  endorses  and  envisions  a  substantial  increase  in  public investment  in  education  by  both  the  Central  government  and  all  State  Governments.  The Centre and the States will work together to increase the public investment in Education sector to reach 6% of GDP at the earliest.

As  per  NEP,  2020,  implementation  of  the  Policy  requires  multiple  initiatives  and actions,  which  will  have  to  be  taken  by  multiple  bodies  in  a  synchronized  and  systematic manner. Therefore, the implementation of this Policy will be led by various bodies including Ministry of Education, State Governments, education-related Ministries, State Departments of Education, Regulatory bodies etc.

Towards this  end,  the  Central  Government  has  increased  Budget  allocation  of  Ministry  of Education (MoE) from Rs. 93,224.31 Crore for the year 2021-22, to Rs. 1,04,277.72 Crore for the year 2022-23 and to Rs. 1,12,899.47 Crore for the year 2023-24.

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