THE UNION BUDGET 2026-27 PROPOSES HIGH-POWERED ‘EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT AND ENTERPRISE’ STANDING COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND MEASURES ON THE SERVICES SECTOR

• Union Budget 2026-27 proposes a High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' (E3) Standing Committee to recommend measures making the Services Sector a core driver of Viksit Bharat.
• Goal: position India as a global services leader with 10% global share by 2047.
• Bundled with cognate education-skilling proposals: new NID (East), 5 University Townships, district-level girls' hostels (VGF), and 4 telescope facilities for astrophysics.
• Relevance: GS-II (governance/education policy) & GS-III (services economy, employment, AI impact, R&D).