Students, unemployed youth and employed youth were eagerly waiting for the interim budget to be presented before the Lok Sabha elections. Let us know what announcements Nirmala Sitharaman made regarding the education sector in this budget. Let us know what announcements were made regarding new engineering and medical colleges, employment, jobs.
budget presented
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Central Government presented the interim budget on Thursday. A big announcement was also made for medical students in the budget. Presenting the interim budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said female enrollment in higher education has increased by 28 per cent and in STEM courses by 43 per cent, which is the highest in the world. During this, the Finance Minister said that more new medical colleges will be opened in the country.
Review of better health services
A committee will be formed which will give suggestions about converting district hospitals into medical colleges. With the increase in medical colleges, MBBS seats will increase in the country. The minister said the government is planning to set up more medical colleges using the existing hospital infrastructure. Skill India has trained 1.8 crore youth, upgraded and re-skilled 54 lakh youth and set up 3,000 new ITIs. Their goal is to serve our people through better health services.
Bill may be introduced on Monday
A bill may be introduced in Parliament on Monday to deal with irregularities in competitive examinations. The government may introduce a new bill in Parliament next week to strictly deal with irregularities and irregularities in competitive examinations. Sources said that in the bill, there can be a provision of maximum jail term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore for this crime.