Increase education spending to 6% of GDP: Parliamentary panel to Cent

2026-03-19 - 02:00

A parliamentary panel on Wednesday recommended the central government to take “concrete, time-bound steps” to ensure that by 2030, public expenditure on education increases to 6% of the GDP, a target set by NEP 2020, while noting that the current spending, both by the Centre and states, stands at 4.06% of the GDP.