EDUCATION THE CORE PILLAR OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND CENTRAL TO SHAPING THE NATION’S GROWTH PATH TOWARDS VIKSIT BHARAT @2047 : ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-2026

• The Economic Survey 2025-26 (Ministry of Finance) positions education as the core pillar of human capital, foundational to the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
• It tracks progress on NEP 2020 targets — particularly the 50% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education by 2035 — through institutional expansion, digital credentialing, internationalisation and skilling.
• High-yield UPSC topic: cuts across GS-II (education policy, governance) and GS-III (human capital, growth, skilling).