Victory for Education: Lok Sabha Greenlights Massive 78% Boost in Higher Ed Funding, Dharmendra Pradhan Celebrates Major Win
Lok Sabha Approves Education Ministry’s Budget Grants
The Lok Sabha has passed the demands for grants from the Ministry of Education, following a detailed discussion led by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He emphasized the growing budgetary allocation for education over the years, noting that spending had increased from 4.3 lakh crore rupees in 2013-14 to 9.19 lakh crore rupees presently. Pradhan underscored that this investment is pivotal for India to reach its goal of a $30 trillion economy by 2047.
Highlighting improvements, Pradhan mentioned a 78% increase in higher education funding since 2013-14. The count of higher education institutions has surged, with universities rising from 760 in 2014-15 to 1,168 today. He also noted progress in tribal education through the PM JANMAN scheme, aimed at providing quality education to primitive tribes. Under this scheme, 500 hostels are planned, with construction commencing on 119 already. Additionally, the government is promoting Indian Sign Language and increasing female representation in educational roles, including the appointment of a woman Vice-Chancellor at Aligarh Muslim University.
Tejasvi Surya of the BJP praised improvements in educational infrastructure and quality over the past decade. He pointed out budget provisions for youth capacity building and employment generation, with a significant 71% rise in the higher education budget since 2013-14.
Contrarily, Mohammad Jawed of Congress flagged the issue of vacant teaching positions, with 4.8 lakh vacancies in schools and over 61,000 in central universities. Pratima Mondal of Trinamool Congress criticized the budget for lacking focus on skill development.
Sougata Roy of TMC stressed the need to enhance higher education standards to prevent brain drain, as nearly 8.96 lakh Indian students went abroad for studies last year. Hanuman Beniwal of RLP called for stringent measures against the "coaching mafia" and incidents of paper leaks.
Contributions to the discussion came from various MPs, including Asaduddin Owaisi of AIMIM, Malvinder Singh Kang of AAP, and Kanimozhi of DMK. Following the discussions, the Lok Sabha addressed matters of public interest before adjourning for the day.
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