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Delhi Budget: Key Highlights For Education Sector

4 March 2024

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Minister of Education in Delhi Government Atishi Singh allocated Rs 16,396 crore for education in Budget 2024-25

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The government diverted Rs 40 crore for the 'Business Blasters' scheme for student startups 

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Under 'Business Blasters', students of classes 11-12 of Delhi government schools are given seed money of Rs 2,000 per team

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The fund helps students to collaborate with their peers and create a business model that can generate profit

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The minister said that in 2023-24, around 2,40,000 students formed 38,000 teams and worked on their business ideas

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The government also made a budgetary allocation of Rs 15 crore for 'Business Blasters Senior' programme 

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'Business Blasters Senior' will be launched in all universities in the academic year 2024-25

The finance minister presented a Rs 76,000-crore budget for FY25, which she claimed to be inspired by the vision of 'Ram Rajya'

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"The goal is to make children so confident and capable that they don't seek employment after studies but become job creators," she said

The budget was presented for the financial year 2024-25 in the state assembly on Monday

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