Union Budget 2021: Allocation for education pared by 6.13%, boost for KVs

The school education and literacy department has been allocated Rs 54,873 crore - the lowest in two years -- in Budget 2021

Students were among the worst-hit victims amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, as the pandemic pushed back the progress in the education system by years. While it was largely expected that the allocation to school education would be higher than last year, Budget 2021-21 has slashed the allocation for the education sector by 6.13 per cent to Rs 93,224.31 crore from Rs 99,311.52 crore in FY20. Of this, the department of higher education has been allocated Rs 38,350.65 crore while the school education and literacy department has been given Rs 54,873 crore (the lowest in two years).

However, funds for the Kendriya Vidyalayas