Budget 2021: What states have allocated for education

NEW DELHI: The central government announced the Union Budget 2021, earlier this month, drastically cutting funds for crucial education schemes including the Samagra Shisha Abhiyan.

Here we take a look at the significant announcements in state budgets following the announcement of the Union Budget 2021.

Compiled here are the broad announcements and budgetary provisions made for education in 2021-22 by nine states.

Bihar

• Rs 38,035 crore for education

• Scholarship amount increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 for unmarried women who pass intermediate exams

• Scholarship amount increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 to unmarried women once they complete their bachelor's degree

• Computer science to be taught from Class 6 onwards in government schools

Kerala

• Rs 1,175 crore for higher education

• Rs 1,165 crore for school education

• 30 autonomous centres of excellence in universities

• Rs 100 crore for starting centres of excellence

• 500 post-doctoral fellowships with a monthly stipend of upto Rs. one lakh.

• 21 inter-universities or inter-disciplinary schools to be set up.

• Rs 300 crore for new medical college in Wayanad

• Rs 2,000 crore for infrastructure development of universities

• Rs 1,165 crore capital outlay for schools

• Rs143 crore for Model Residential Schools for SC and ST

• Rs 120 crore for improving infrastructure facilities in schools.

• Water quality standard assessment in every school

Manipur

• Rs. 10 crore for infrastructural development of IIIT Manipur

• Rs 25 crore for ‘go to school’ mission

• Rs 2.5 crore for construction of girls hostel in Sainik School, Pangei

• Rs 7.8 crore to Dhanamanjuri University

Nagaland

• Rs 7.69 crore for school education

• Rs 6.20 crore for higher education

• Rs 1 crore for technical education

• Rs 1 crore for SCERT

Odisha

• Rs 24,370 crore for education and skill development

• Rs 3,066 crore for Samagra Sikshya Abhiyan

• Rs 957 crore for Mid‐day Meal scheme

• Rs 280 crore for Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya

• Rs 253 crore under Mo School Programme for infrastructure development

• Rs 430 crore to provide school bags, text books, uniforms and shoes

• Rs 1,002 crore for student scholarships

• Rs 108 crore to transform universities into centres of excellence

• Rs 212 crore for RUSA scheme for higher and technical education

• Rs 100 crore for World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar

• Rs 151 crore for infrastructure development for engineering and technological universities

Rajasthan

• 1,200 Mahatma Gandhi Government Schools in the next 2 years.

• 'Back to School' program to begin in 600 schools

• Number of libraries to be increased from 8,870 to 14,970

• 50 new state schools will be opened and 100 schools will be upgraded

• Internet connection facility in all government hostels and boarding schools

• Increased scholarship amount for students of Classes 1 to 8 to Rs. 500

• SmartTVs will be made available in all government secondary and higher secondary schools and Kasturba Gandhi residential schools.

• Incubation cells at nine educational divisions to develop entrepreneurial skills

• 225 crore for Anganwadi Centres and Swami Vivekananda Government Model Schools.

• Construction of more than 3,500 classrooms, laboratories, library,

• Construction of 15 new school buildings and major repairs in 70 schools

Tamil Nadu

• Rs 34,181.73 crore allocation for school education

• Rs 5,478.19 crore outlay for higher education

• Introduction of computer science from Class 6

• Rs 2,634 crore allocation for Integrated Child Development Scheme.

• Rs 1,953.98 crore for mid-day meal scheme

• Rs 1,932.19 crore for post-matriculation scholarship scheme

• Rs 374.88 crore to educational scholarships for backward classes, most backward classes and de-notified communities

• Rs 2,470.93 crore for the establishment of 11 new medical colleges

• Rs 110 crore for scholarship for minority students

• Rs 270 crore for construction of hostels for ST girls

• Rs 61 crore for minority hostels

• Rs 903 crore for pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for ST and SC students

Uttar Pradesh

• Rs 57,867 crore for primary education

• Rs 18,172 crore for state contribution to Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

• Rs 3,406 for mid-day meal scheme

• Rs 300 crore for providing shoes, sweater to students

• Rs 200 crore for developing infrastructure in aided schools

• Rs 270 crore fund to Atal Residential Schools

• Rs 783 crore for minority education

• 3 new Universities in Saharanpur, Azamgarh and Aligarh

• A state university to be established in each division of the state

West Bengal

• Rs 35,333.53 crore to school education

• Rs. 4,893.05 crore to higher education

• Rs 1,284.80 crore to technical education

• Rs 381.36 crore to mass education extension and library services

• Rs 50 crore for 100 new English medium schools for SC,ST dominated areas

• Rs 100 crore for 500 new schools in Alchiki language

• Rs 50 crore for 100 new schools of Nepali, Hindi, Urdu, Kamtapuri and Kurmali languages

• Rs 50 crore for 200 schools of Rajbangshi language

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