The Union Budget 2022 has brought several major reforms. This year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented her 4th Union Budget focusing largely on the MSME, Rural development, and infrastructure. The outcome may affect the overall consumption of goods and services and hence result in a surge in economic growth.
One of the major announcements this budget has brought is the “One Class, One TV channel” program. This is to ensure the betterment of education for the children. Let’s see what the industry have to say about this announcement:
90+ My Tuition App, “We congratulate the Finance Minister for a growth-oriented budget. The budget reflects the need to overcome the learning loss induced by the pandemic. The idea to start a One Class One TV channel to bridge the learning loss induced by the pandemic was required and we are excited to support this wonderful initiative. The announcement to facilitate supplementary learning in regional language for classes 1 to 12 was long overdue and is in sync with NEP 2020 to boost learning in languages other than Hindi and English. The government’s idea to generate more employment in the startup ecosystem is the need of the hour and the EdTech sector will help in accelerating this movement. We also welcome the establishment of AVGC Promotion Taskforce as edtech heavily relies on animation and visual effects and is a creator of opportunities for youth skilled in animation and visual effects.”
Achin Bhattacharyya, Founder and CEO Notebook on the budget allocated to Education, “Expansion of the “One class, one TV channel” program of PM eVIDYA from 12 to 200 TV channels is a welcome step as encouraging supplementary education in regional languages is the need of the hour as language cannot act as a barrier to receiving a quality education, especially for first-generation learners. Encouraging PPP projects which will help in a centralized build-up of quality content in regional languages and ensure their easy access through mass mediums will help the country reap the demographic dividend in the years to come. The plan of developing a digital university to provide access to students for world-class quality education with ISTE Standards will give a huge boost to learning. this welcome announcement by the Hon FM has the potential to bring in globally renowned faculty members and students from all over the world and ensure excellent peer-to-peer discussion and discourse. It’s time to build centers of excellence that will be India proud.”
Dr. Chenraj Roychand, Founder Chairman, JAIN Group: “The pandemic has cost students almost two full years of formal education. It has also thrown up a high demand for supplementary teaching and building a resilient mechanism for the education sector. We are pleased with the Union Budget 2022-23’s decision to increase the number of TV channels from 12 to 200, as part of the One Class one TV Channel, a program of PM’s eVIDYA. This was constituted under NEP (National Education Policy) that had endorsed a 6% of GDP to be directed towards education. We feel this is a good initiative by the Central Government to help students who cannot afford expensive phones and tablets. This initiative will also enable all states to provide excellent supplementary education in regional languages for Classes 1 to 12. We welcome the decision of the government to set up 750 Virtual labs in Science and Mathematics, as these two subjects are the core of any educational degree. We are delighted to see the emphasis on setting up a Taskforce to promote Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comic promotion, as these are a few booming career opportunities of the present and future.”
Professor Ramola Kumar, Dean, The Delhi School of Communication: “The Union Budget 2022 is rightly focused on reviving the country from the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring sustainable economic growth. The government has made a good effort to get the economy back on track, following the devastating impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, which affected the entire country. We applaud the budget because it appears to be quite forward-thinking in terms of social development and skill development for national upliftment. In a post-covid era, however, some tax relief for the service industry, particularly education, would have been beneficial.”
