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Pradhan insists TN must implement NEP for release of SSA funds

Even as the Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court to secure the release of ₹2,152 crore under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the amount due to the State would be released only after it implements the National Education Policy (NEP).

Education needs stronger budgetary support

In new circumstances, the allocation for the National Scheme for Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education needed a boost. Instead, we saw BE of Rs. 110 crore for 2020-21 being cut to a revised estimate of just Re. 1 crore, and the BE for 2021-22 also being kept at this low amount of Re. 1 crore. These are the components of the union budget which have the most impact on poorer and more vulnerable students, and sadly these saw a significant decline.