Budget 2018: Education sector expects its much-needed boost from FM Jaitley

School education expected to get 14% hike over last Budget; publishing industry also expects some bold moves from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2018-19 on February 1

There are many eyeballs on the Union Budget 2018-19 not just because it is the last full-term budget before the 2019 elections but it is also the first after GST rollout. The education sector is slated to get its much-needed boost with school education expected to get 14% hike compared to the last year’s budget. The publishing industry also has big expectations from the government this year, expecting some bold moves.

Focus on Infrastructure and Digitization

‘Digital India’ was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme launched in 2014 with a vision to transform India into a “digitally empowered