Budget 2021 | Three major omissions in the education sector
Budget 2021 fails to prioritise children’s right to education with no additional support for safe reopening of schools and re-enrolment of out-of-school children Ankit Vyas
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The year 2020 saw two historic events in Indian school education. The first was the release of a National Education Policy (NEP) after 34 years. The second was the large scale closure of schools due to COVID-19, affecting 270 million children. Thus, there were expectations that the Budget 2021 would provide financing on both fronts, to make the NEP an implementable plan, and additional resources to prevent dropouts and support safe reopening of schools.