Summary:
The civic education budget, however, rose 36 per cent over the same period, from Rs 1,540 crore to Rs 2,094 crore. The tumbling numbers are in remarkable contrast with the inflation in the civic education budget to Rs 2,094 crore last year. If the dismal trend continues, there won't be a single pupil left in civic schools in about decade, that is, by the year 2027-28. In the current fiscal, the BMC has set aside Rs 2,569 crore for education. Students need education so the civic body must emphasise education," said Nitai Mehta, founder, Praja..