The Unfinished Agenda: Budget 2025-26 Scorecard, What Education Asked For vs. What It Got
A rigorous evaluation of Budget 2025-26 against the sector's 10 demands, plus 5 structural reforms for the upcoming Budget 2026-27 (Feb 1).
In January 2025, we published a comprehensive document outlining the education sector's Top 10 Expectations from Union Budget 2025-26. That Budget was presented on February 1, 2025. Now, with Budget 2026-27 just days away (February 1, 2026), it's time for an honest reckoning. This is not a critique for its own sake, it is a diagnostic tool for policymakers preparing the next Budget, and for institutional leaders who need to understand where we stand.
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