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Bhagwat backs six per cent budget allocation for education
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The exaggerated claim that a 6% allocation alone can fix education is as weak as the opposite idea that families and society can carry the burden without public action. Bhagwat’s broader point is more useful: access, fees and institutional responsibility must be examined together. The practical test is clear: will future budgets reach 6%, and will families actually pay less for quality education?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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