Arunachal CM told the assembly that his government will launch ‘Mission Shiksha’ to improve the standard of education in the next two years with six focus areas
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh government has dedicated 2021 as the ‘Year of Education with a planned investment of ₹1,000 crores for the sector, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Friday.
Participating in the budget discussion, Khandu told the assembly that his government will launch ‘Mission Shiksha’ to improve the standard of education in the next two years with six focus areas, including infrastructure development of schools, technology intervention through information, and communication technology, and digital initiatives.
“From a limited number of schools, today we have more than 3,000 schools but without quality education,” he said.
The House later passed the state budget for 2021-22 by voice vote.
On Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein had presented a ₹578.50-crore deficit budget in the assembly.
Mein, who holds the planning, investment, and finance portfolios, said the focus of the government will be on increasing capital expenditure to create assets in the state for overall development.
He projected a total receipt of ₹22,581 crores for the 2021-22 fiscal, up from the revised estimates of ₹22,000 crores in the current fiscal.
“Our share of central taxes has been pegged at ₹11,693.94 crore as per the Union Budget Estimates for 2021-22, which is the highest source of resource for the state,” the deputy CM said
In his budget speech, he said the state’s own tax revenue is projected at ₹1,900 crores and the non-tax revenue for 2021-22 estimated at ₹850 crores.
“Arunachal is a challenging state due to its varied topography and central schemes that are based on population criteria, owing to which problems arise while executing the programs,” Khandu said.
Courtesy- The Mint