2017 budget: Arun Jaitley should devote more funds to the education sector
2017 Budget: Arun Jaitley should devote more funds to the Education Sector If we assume that 10 million teachers in primary education, the spending will be about 2 per cent of the school of education budget in the last budget year. Apart from some notable exceptions, it was the state's commitment to education is always high on rhetoric and low in practice. In general, it is expected that the budget announcements do little to change this perception. It can be expected to take into account the investment in technology and skills that have a limited impact. However, if used creatively, budgets can serve as tools not only to change the allocation of resources, but also the institutional structures and governance. Measures to address the crisis in education should start with the most important person in the organization - the teacher in the government. Although the problem of teacher quality deep and there are no quick solutions, the first step is to simplify and fill vacancies t...