Overview
- The approved 2026–27 outlay rises by Rs 50 crore year-on-year and sets aside Rs 10 crore for a Readiness Programme for Sports and Rs 1 crore for AI education.
- Roughly 87% of spending goes to salaries and pensions, with about 11% earmarked for student development and teacher-related activities.
- Officials outlined a talent pathway that includes a District Sports Officer’s nine-step screening, training at AMC complexes, and the hiring of additional contractual sports teachers.
- Smart-school expansion continues with more conversions planned after nearly 80% of the 453 schools have been upgraded, with work underway for most of the remainder.
- The package includes a Rs 10 crore centenary scholarship initiative and proposals for up to 34 new schools, alongside smaller allocations for NEP-related measures and heritage learning.