Education budget

The Union Budget 2022–23 proposes a step forward towards the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 by invoking the increased use of information and communications technology as a policy instrument to repurpose education towards skill formation and to globalise Indian higher education.

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De facto Privatisation in Education and Populist Budgets

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022

Narender Thakur, Vaishali

This article examines de facto privatisation and populist budgets of the central and Delhi state governments. The delay in releasing grants to 12 constituent colleges of the University of Delhi shows a correspondence between privatisation and populism in implementing the National Education Policy 2020, thus resulting in socio-economic inequality and a delay in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4, namely quality and inclusive education for all.

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Resource Constraints in Implementing the NEP 2020

Vol. 57, Issue No. 6, 05 Feb, 2022

The fiscal year 2020-21 was unprecedented for the education sector in India. First, a new National Education Policy with an ambitious rollout timeline was announced. Second, it witnessed a near lockdown of all educational activity because of the pandemic. This has led to significant learning loss, particularly of foundational literacy and numeracy that will have to be recovered in the coming years. Both of these call for a significant investment of resources in the education sector. An analysis of central and Karnataka (as a representative state) education budgets for FY 2021-22 reveals that there is minimal funding to address either of these in the current fiscal year.

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Research Radio Ep 20: Are Teachers Responsible for India’s Bad Public Education System?

In this episode, we speak to Protiva Kundu about the state of Indian public education and the National Education Policy, 2020.

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‘Incompetent, Overpaid and Absent From Classrooms’: Debunking Three Claims on Teachers’ Role in Indian Public Schools

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'Incompetent, Overpaid and Absent From Classrooms': Debunking Three Claims on Teachers' Role in Indian Public Schools

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Inclusivity in School Education and the Budget

Vol. 55, Issue No. 41, 10 Oct, 2020

Protiva Kundu

As a signatory to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, India is committed to ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for vulnerable children. However, children with disabilities continue to be excluded from India’s education system. This article tries to examine how states are budgeting for education of CWDs by analysing existing interventions both by union and state governments, through a detailed analysis of school education budgets for six states.