— 30 skill India centres to be set up across states
— 100 labs for developing applications using 5g services will be set up in engineering institution
— Centres of Excellence for artificial intelligence to be set up in top educational institutions
— Centre will recruit 38,800 teachers and support staff for the 740 model Eklavya Model Residential Schools which are serving 3.5 lakh tribal students
— Teachers training will be reenvisioned through innovative pedagogy, curriculum transaction
— 157 new nursing colleges will be established in co-location with existing 157 medical colleges established since 2014.
— Select facilities at ICMR labs will be made available for research to outsiders
— A new programme to promote research and innovation in pharmaceuticals will be introduced
— Dedicated multidisciplinary course for medical devices will be supported in existing institution
Allocation for higher education increased by 7.9% from Rs 40,828 crore (Budget Estimate) in 2022-23 to Rs 44,094 crore in 2023-24
Allocation for school education has increased by 8% from Rs 63,449 crore (Budget Estimate) in 2022-23 to Rs 68,804 crore in 2023-24
In the budget announcement today, Ministry of Education has been allocated Rs 1.12 lakh crore as opposed to 1.04 lakh crore last year. Department of School Education to get Rs 68,804 crore and Department of Higher Education allocated Ra 44,094 crore
