Education sector gets 9% hike in outlay
The education sector has got about nine per cent hike in the Interim Budget presented today by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who also proposed a moratorium on repayment of education loans, benefiting 900,000 students. The minister proposed a plan outlay of Rs 67,398 crore for the sector, out of which the higher education sector has been allocated Rs 16,200 crore and the school education department Rs 51,198 crore.
(Courtesy of Sannam S4)
Source: Business Standard
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