Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said Rs 99,300 crore has been allocated for the education sector and Rs 3,000 crore for skill development for the next fiscal.
1. Only 5% increase compared to 2019 budget).
2. The Centre will soon announce a new education policy and the
government has received over 2 lakh suggestions on it, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
3. She further said the government plans to start a
programme for urban local bodies to provide opportunities for internship to
young engineers.
4. She also said National Police University and National
Forensic University are being proposed, while planning to allow degree level
full-fledged online education programme by institutions ranked in top 100.
5. The government has also proposed to attach medical colleges with
district hospitals on PPP model to deal with shortage of doctors, she added.
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