Education ministry webinar on Union Budget 2022 implementation tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The ministry of education is organizing a webinar on education and skill sector on February 21. The webinar will have sessions on different themes of relevance and will witness participation of government officials of various ministries and state governments, industry representatives, skill development organizations, educationists, students and other experts.

The Government of India is holding a series of webinars across various key sectors in order to facilitate efficient and speedy implementation of Budget announcements, the ministry informed.

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On February 1, the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the India Budget 2022 in Parliament. From the expansion of PM e-Vidya to Digital University, Nirmala Sitharaman has announced initiatives to improve digital education. The minister of state for education Subhas Sarkar said, “In a first, the budget allocation for education has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore”.

“The objective is to brainstorm with experts from the public and private sectors, academia and industry and identify strategies on how best to move forward towards implementation of various issues under different sectors,” it said.

The themes identified for the webinar are:

1. Digital University: Making world-class higher education accessible for all

2. The Digital Teacher: Creating quality e-content and virtual labs for inclusivity, better learning outcomes and skilling

3. Widening Reach of One Class One Channel: Reaching quality digital education to the farthest corner

4. India specific knowledge in urban planning and design

5. Towards fostering stronger industry-skill linkage

6. Developing educational institutions in GIFT city

7. Strengthening industry-skill linkage in AVGC

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The ministry further said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the plenary session. Seven parallel breakout sessions will be held under the identified themes. Action points, broad strategies and timelines for implementation in line with principles of ease of education and focus on harnessing employment opportunities will be identified by the participating teams.”