Reeta Sonawat, Member of Advisory Council, Association of Indian Schools

The Budget 2021 initiated a significant step with the announcement of 15,000 schools to be strengthened as per the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This holds greater relevance considering the overall impact Covid-19 has caused on the education sector.

The education sector awaits a revival and Budget 2021 to an extent managed to address a few of the concerns.  For example, the move to raise the allocation for ‘Eklavya’ Schools to Rs Rs 38 crore and Rs 40 crore for hilly areas is one such step.

Continuously trained teachers and sound curriculum which will give quality education to the children and better implementation of NEP 2020.

The role of public-private partnership will go a long way to achieve the goal of Budget 2021 and will help in digital curriculum and fast implementation of teacher training and their experience and expertise can be a great help in day to day running of these large number of schools.