While presenting the interim budget on February 1, 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had stated that, “In the full budget in July, our Government will present a detailed roadmap for our pursuit of ‘Viksit Bharat’.” If India does aim to become a developed country by 2047 as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat, the Union Budget 2024 which will be presented on July 23 must prioritise the education of children, who are the future of the country. Read on to find out what experts from the education sector shared with us at NavyaMedia about their expectations from the Union Budget 2024.
“We welcome the points on the education sector from FM Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman’s first Union Budget 2024-2025 of Modi 3.1. The government has announced internship schemes targeting 1 crore youngsters across India. Young men and women will be placed for internships in 500 top companies in India. Companies are expected to pay INR 5000 to each intern through their CSR funds, skilling up to ten million youth through this over five years. This will inspire young people to pursue and complete their education at leading academic institutions, create a better life for themselves, and contribute to building India’s trillion-dollar economy.”