Lok Sabha Question No. 3266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Budget allocated to Education
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3266

ANSWERED ON-16/12/2024

## BUDGET ALLOCATED TO EDUCATION

3266. Shri Tharaniventhan M S:

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 within Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to achieve 6 percent of GDP allocation for education?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR )

- (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  2021-22(BE),  is  4.12%.  The  combined Expenditure on Education of State/UTs and Centre in various sector is given as under:

## (Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Sector                       | Expenditure on Education (States/UTs and Centre)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Elementary Education         | 4,19,104                                           |
| 2         | Secondary Education          | 2,45,043                                           |
| 3         | University &Higher Education | 1,22,468                                           |
| 4         | Adult Education              | 944                                                |
| 5         | Technical Education          | 1,79,618                                           |
| Total     | Total                        | 9,67,177                                           |

- (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/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 |

- (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 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, educationrelated Ministries, State Departments of Education, Regulatory bodies etc.

In  this  regard,  the  Central  Government  has  increased  Budget  allocation  of  Ministry  of  Education (MoE) from Rs. 93,224 Crore for the year 2021-22 to Rs. 1,04,278 Crore for the year 2022-23 to Rs. 1,12,899 Crore for the year 2023-24 and Rs. 1,21,118 Crores in the year 2024-25 for various activities of the Ministry.

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