FM allocates ₹1.28L crore to education, expands IITs, AI focus

The Ministry of Education has been allocated more than Rs 1.28 lakh crore in the Union Budget 2025-26, higher than the revised estimate of Rs 1.14 lakh crore in 2024-25. While the Higher Education department has been allocated an amount of Rs 50,067 crore, the school education department has received Rs 78,572.