Delhi Budget 2024: Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government on Monday presented its Budget. Delhi Finance Minister Atishi presented the 10th budget of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s government at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha. Presenting the budget in the Delhi Assembly, Finance Minister Atishi said the priority of the state government is to focus on providing quality education to the residents of the city. In the budget tabled in the state assembly ahead of the general elections, she also announced that the Business Blasters scheme, which was till now being implemented in schools, will now be implemented in universities and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
In her budget speech, she remembered Manish Sisodia, former education minister, and Satyendar Jain, former health minister, for their roles in shaping the education and health models in the national capital. As per news agency PIT report, Atishi proposed an allocation of Rs 16,396 crore for the education sector and highlighted the achievements of the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government in the field. “In the last 10 years, major changes have been introduced in Delhi government schools. We doubled the budget for education in the national capital. Today we are proposing a budget of Rs 16,396 crore for education in Delhi,” she added, PTI reported.
Under the education budget, the minister announced an allocation of Rs 118 crore for sports education, Rs 1,212 crore for higher education and technical education, and Rs 15 crore for “Business Blasters Senior”. “The Kejriwal government will implement Business Blaster scheme in its universities and Industrial Training Institutes through Rs 15 crore allocation in budget,” she added.
Under the education budget, Rs 100 crore has been allocated to the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for training teachers, and another Rs 150 crore has been proposed for the construction of new schools and classrooms. She proposed Rs 45 crore for the maintenance of existing classrooms and Rs 42 crore for Schools of Specialised Excellence in the 2024-25 fiscal.
(With Inputs From PTI)
Delhi govt allocates Rs 16,396 crore for education in budget 2024-25
In her budget speech, she remembered Manish Sisodia, former education minister, and Satyendar Jain, former health minister, for their roles in shaping the education and health models in the national capital. As per news agency PIT report, Atishi proposed an allocation of Rs 16,396 crore for the education sector and highlighted the achievements of the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government in the field. “In the last 10 years, major changes have been introduced in Delhi government schools. We doubled the budget for education in the national capital. Today we are proposing a budget of Rs 16,396 crore for education in Delhi,” she added, PTI reported.
Delhi Budget 2024: Rs 118 crore for sports education, Rs 1,212 crore for higher education and technical education
Under the education budget, the minister announced an allocation of Rs 118 crore for sports education, Rs 1,212 crore for higher education and technical education, and Rs 15 crore for “Business Blasters Senior”. “The Kejriwal government will implement Business Blaster scheme in its universities and Industrial Training Institutes through Rs 15 crore allocation in budget,” she added.
Under the education budget, Rs 100 crore has been allocated to the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for training teachers, and another Rs 150 crore has been proposed for the construction of new schools and classrooms. She proposed Rs 45 crore for the maintenance of existing classrooms and Rs 42 crore for Schools of Specialised Excellence in the 2024-25 fiscal.
(With Inputs From PTI)