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Part II, Budget Analysis Series

India's Education Budget 2015-2026: A Tale of Progress, Paradox, and Promise

Aurobindo Saxena · January 2026 · 10 min read

As the Union Budget 2026-27 approaches, it is time to move beyond the annual ritual of celebrating "record allocations" and instead examine what eleven years of budget data actually reveal. The story is neither one of unqualified success nor abject failure, it is a tale of genuine progress in some areas, troubling paradoxes in others, and unfulfilled promise where it matters most.

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