Delhi budget's leg-up for education sector

A world class skill development centre, lucrative incentives to teachers and students and special emphasis on technical education are part of Delhi government's ambitious plans for education sector next fiscal.
In the Budget presented today, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit allocated Rs 1,981 crore to the education sector, which is 12.38 per cent of the total plan outlay in 2013-14.
Although this year's outlay is a slight increase from last year's Rs 1,901 crore, Dikshit said there has been an eight-time rise in plan funds invested in the sector, up from Rs 243 crore in 1998-99.
Students looking for admission in skill development courses will have much to cheer about as Delhi government has not only signed an MoU with Singapore government to set up a world-class Skill Development Centre (SDC) near Jaunpur by 2015 but will also start the admission process for SDC at ITI Vivek Vihar Complex.

The ITI will have a capacity of 640 students in different courses of one-year duration for two sectors--hospitality and retail merchandising.
The government has also planned to partner with non-government organizations and private sectors to convert unskilled work force into trained professionals in fields such as masonry, bricklaying, plumbing, gardening etc.