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Digital university to be set up to provide education: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed to set up a digital university to provide education that will be built on a hub and spoke model

Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman with a folder case containing the  Union Budget 2022-23 arrives at Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman with a folder case containing the Union Budget 2022-23 arrives at Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed to set up a digital university to provide education that will be built on a hub and spoke model.

She also said that the 1-Class-1-TV channel will be implemented to provide supplementary education to children to make up for the loss of formal education due to the COVID pandemic.

Sitharamn noted that hospitality services by the small and medium sectors are yet to bounce back.

Recognising the importance of 'Nari Shakti', she said three schemes were launched to provide integrated development for women and children.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Feb 01 2022 | 11:58 AM IST

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