According to the Budget 2018, outlay on health, education and social protection will be 1.38 lakh crore. The Finance Minister said, this year's Budget will particularly focus on strengthening agriculture and rural economy, provision of good health care to economically less privileged, taking care of senior citizens, infrastructure creation and working with the States to provide more resources for improving the quality of education in the country.
The Finance Minister proposed 24 more government medical colleges by upgrading already existing district medical colleges in Budget 2018. According to the minister, with this, the total number medical colleges will be 1 for every 3 parliament constituencies.
Mr Jaitley also announced Eklavya schools to be started for Scheduled Tribe population of the country.
LIVE: Eklavya schools to be started for Scheduled Tribe population: FM @arunjaitley https://t.co/fJz6Gbnght #Budget2018 #NewIndiaBudget
- PIB India (@PIB_India) February 1, 2018
The Finance minister in his Budget 2018 speech said the technology will be the biggest driver in improving the quality of education and he proposed to increase the digital intensity in education and move gradually from blackboard to digital board.
Technology will be the biggest driver in improving the quality of education. We propose to increase the digital intensity in education and move gradually from blackboard to digital board: FM @arunjaitley #Budget2018 #NewIndiaBudget #BudgetWithDDNews pic.twitter.com/rpgKG183wP
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The finance minister in his Budget 2018 presentation talked about the government's scheme for revitalizing school infrastructure, RISE - Revitalizing Infrastructure in School Education, with an allocation of 1 lakh crore rupees over four years.
LIVE: Scheme for revitalizing school infrastructure, with an allocation of 1 lakh crore rupees over four years. Called RISE - Revitalizing Infrastructure in School Education: FM @arunjaitley #Budget2018 #NewIndiaBudget
- PIB India (@PIB_India) February 1, 2018
He also announced Integrated B.Ed programme for teachers which will be initiated to improve quality of teaching.
According to the new Prime Minister Research Fellowship scheme, it will identify bright students pursuing BTech in premiere engineering institutes and they will be provided higher-education opportunities in IITs IISc Bangalore with handsome financial assistance.LIVE: Integrated B.Ed programme to be initiated for teachers, to improve quality of teachers: FM @arunjaitley https://t.co/fJz6Gbnght #Budget2018 #NewIndiaBudget
- PIB India (@PIB_India) February 1, 2018
#Budget2018 A new scheme to identify bright #students pursuing #BTech in premiere #engineering institutes, & providing them higher-education opportunities in #IITs & @iiscbangalore & students will receive handsome fellowships: @arunjaitley
- DSTIndia (@IndiaDST) February 1, 2018
Budget 2018: Education Sector Highlights
1. Eklavya schools to be started for Scheduled Tribe population of the country
2. Integrated B.Ed programme for teachers which will be initiated to improve quality of teaching
3. 24 more government medical colleges by upgrading already existing district medical colleges
4. Prime Minister Research Fellowships for 1000 BTech students for doing research in premier science and technology institutes like IITs and IISc
5. Two more full-fledged schools of Planning and Architecture
Earlier in the week, prior to the Budget 2018 presentation, the Economic Survey 2017-18 stated that the Student Classroom Ratio (SCR) and Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) of the government-run schools have witnessed 'significant progress' and utmost priority to social infrastructure like education, health and social protection is given by the Government to engineer an inclusive and sustainable growth for India. The Economic Survey was tabled by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley in the Parliament.
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