Nirmala Sitharaman detailing various programmes and initiatives for the sector.
From drawing up the legislation for a
Higher Education Commission of India to setting up a Central University in Leh to strengthening 15,000 schools and creating
sainik schools as part of the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) implementation plan to the government s proposed
amendments to the Apprenticeship Act and the Rs 3,000-crore corpus allocated for it most education-related announcements in the Budget have been dubbed welcome moves by startups.
However, many believe that Budget 2021 missed the opportunity to make big-ticket announcements (GST cuts, etc.), adequate fund allocation in education so as to fast-track the rollout of NEP, and other incentives critical to boost a pandemic-hit economy.
Budget 2021: Why education sector needs more funds post-Covid
The education sector witnessed groundbreaking changes in the past year with schools and other educational institutions being shut and classes being shifted online in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Anshula Raj | January 22, 2021 | Updated 13:36 IST
The education sector witnessed groundbreaking changes in the past year with schools and other educational institutions being shut and classes being shifted online in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
The transition from traditional learning to digital methods has helped the growth of EdTech start-ups and existing companies, and it will most likely continue.
During the previous budget, the education sector saw a key development in the form of National Education Policy (NEP-2020) introduced by the government to bring reforms. However, the implementation of NEP 2020 requires an increase in spending on education.
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2020 was a year full of challenges for livelihoods and the overall economy of the country, sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the
National Statistical Office (NSO), India s GDP is estimated to contract by a record 7.7 percent during 2020-21 fiscal as the pandemic severely hit key manufacturing and services segments.
The Union Ministry of Finance is all set to roll out additional measures to revive the slowing economy, post the Rs 20 lakh crore COVID-19 relief package announced in May 2020.
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Amazon launches academy to help JEE aspirants
E-commerce giant Amazon has forayed into the booming edtech sector with the launch of Amazon Academy an online test preparation platform for JEE and other engineering aspirants.
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BENGALURU: E-commerce giant Amazon has forayed into the booming edtech sector with the launch of Amazon Academy an online test preparation platform for JEE and other engineering aspirants. The online preparation offering will equip students with in-depth knowledge and practice routines through curated learning material, live lectures and comprehensive assessments in subjects like math, physics and chemistry. The beta version of Amazon Academy will be available free of cost on the web and the Google Play store, the company said.