Union Budget Highlights: Focus on Skilling, Education, and Employment

The Union Budget aims to make India a developed nation by emphasizing skilling, entrepreneurship, innovation, and employment. BJP leader Sambit Patra highlighted increased allocations for education and critiqued the opposition on various issues. RJD MP Sudhakar Singh and IUML MP Abdussamad Samadani expressed concerns about declining higher education funds and policy polarization.

The Union Budget's emphasis on skilling, entrepreneurship, innovation, and employment could propel India towards becoming a developed nation, stated BJP leader Sambit Patra on Thursday.

During a Lok Sabha debate on the education ministry's grant demands, Patra praised the government's approach. He cited the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) verdict as a clear endorsement of their policies.

The 2024-25 budget allocates Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education-related initiatives, underscoring India's goal of becoming a global skill hub. Patra criticized opposition parties for historical mismanagement of reservations and paper leaks while highlighting significant improvements in education since 2014.

(With inputs from agencies.)