Everytime, there are experts telling the government to increase outlays to education, reduce fiscal deficit, grant more tax holidays to new age industries like IT, insurance and so on. I will do none of that. I will just reproduce what Ninad Karpe, CEO & MD of Aptech Limited has to say about his pre-budget expectations…
“Indian education and training sector has not received the attention it deserves. Hopefully, the Budget will ensure the following 3Ps for education sector: Participation: private players should be allowed to participate and contribute to this sector in a more unfettered manner
Performance: quality provided to the students needs to improve and should be monitored especially in state managed education institutions
Proportion: larger amount of money from the Budget needs to be allocated, as it is really an investment in India’s future
If these simple steps are taken, it will have a Domino effect on the entire education and training industry”.
Is finance minister Pranab Mukherjee reading this?