UNION EDUCATION MINISTER LAUDS HISTORIC BUDGET 2026-27, CALLING IT A YUVA SHAKTI DRIVEN BUDGET-A BUDGET FOR HUMAN CAPITAL FOR VIKSIT BHARAT

• Union Budget 2026-27 (presented 01 Feb 2026 by FM Nirmala Sitharaman) sets a record outlay of ₹1,39,289.48 crore for the Ministry of Education — an 8.27% rise over BE 2025-26.
• Framed as a "Yuva Shakti driven" budget for human capital under the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision; flagship structural moves include 5 University Townships, one girls' hostel per district, and a High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee.
• For Prelims: schemes, allocations, nodal ministry, year. For Mains: links to NEP 2020, demographic dividend, services-sector employment, gender equity in STEM, and centre-state implementation.