Union Budget 2022: PM Modi to address education ministry's webinar today

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a webinar on the positive impact of the Union Budget 2022 on the education sector today at 11 am, he announced on social media.

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“At 11 AM today, will be addressing a webinar on how this year’s Union Budget will have a positive impact on the education sector,” PM Modi said in a tweet.

At 11 AM today, will be addressing a webinar on how this year’s Union Budget will have a positive impact on the education sector.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 21, 2022

The ministry of education is organizing a webinar on the education and skill sector today. 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.

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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.

“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.

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The themes identified for the webinar are:

• Digital University: Making world-class higher education accessible for all
• The Digital Teacher: Creating quality e-content and virtual labs for inclusivity, better learning outcomes and skilling
• Widening Reach of One Class One Channel: Reaching quality digital education to the farthest corner
• India specific knowledge in urban planning and design
• Towards fostering stronger industry-skill linkage
• Developing educational institutions in GIFT city
• Strengthening industry-skill linkage in AVGC