HRD ministry and states can be happy as 13th Finance Commission has been the most generous for elementary education allocating Rs 24,068 crore for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to all the states for the next five years. It has also fully accepted the demand for grants made by the HRD ministry.
Even though funding for Right to Education has not been worked out, the Commission recognises that more funds will be needed to implement the historic legislation. Also, SSA's primacy as the flagship programme has been reaffirmed. It is clear that SSA will be the main vehicle for implementing the RTE Act.
Two things about education in the report stand out.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SSA-gets-24k-cr-windfall-under-Right-to-Education/articleshow/5616646.cms
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