# Bhagwat backs six per cent budget allocation for education 2026-08-06T17:41:03+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday backed the long-standing demand to allocate 6% of the national budget to education, calling it appropriate and saying it should be implemented. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, he said education must be treated as a necessity, not a commercial business, and made accessible without placing excessive financial pressure on families. Bhagwat said education was a shared responsibility involving governments, society and other stakeholders. He called for shortcomings to be corrected and said fee structures needed wider discussion. His remarks came after nationwide student protests over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, which led to the resignation of then Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Hindustan Times reports. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: education, education budget, Mohan Bhagwat, NEET-UG, RSS Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bhagwat-backs-six-per-cent-budget-allocation-for-education/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bhagwat-backs-six-per-cent-budget-allocation-for-education/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.