Tk 49,010 crore for education

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today proposed an allocation of Taka 49,010 crore for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education in the budget for 2016-17 fiscal. 

Placing the budget in the Parliament, Muhith said, "We have attached top priority to education and human resource development. Considering the expenditure in education sector as long term investment, we have taken various programmes to develop this sector."

"I have already mentioned our steps on formulation of curriculum, printing of books and recruitment of about 35,000 teachers including introduction of pre primary education in all primary schools. We have a plan to recruit another 3,000 teachers and provide them with training," he said. 

"We have been working towards implementing the plan for extending primary education up to class VIII by 2018. Grades VI and VII have already been opened in 760 primary schools," the finance minister added. 

"In order to ensure quality primary education, we will also continue our existing programmes including distribution of books and learning materials, appointment of teachers and their training, and construction and reconstruction of primary schools and training institutes," he added. 

In order to raise the rates of enrollment and retention of students, 'National School Feeding Policy' is being formulated with a view to widening the coverage of school feeding programme and engaging private sector in this initiative, he added.

Source: BSS.