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Education budget 2024: Government allocates Rs 1.48 Lakh Crore for education, employment, and skilling – Times of India

Education budget 2024: Government allocates Rs 1.48 Lakh Crore for education, employment, and skilling – Times of India



NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for 2024-25 allocates Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling across the country. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized its focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class.
Sitharaman announced that the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five years, benefiting 80 crore people nationwide.
As highlighted in the interim budget, there is a need to prioritize the poor, women, youth, and farmers, the minister said.
She added, “People have given a unique opportunity to the Modi government to take India on the path of strong development and all-round prosperity.”





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