Haryana State education minister Kanwar Pal said the concept of free education was already in place till middle school but now the state has decided to extend it up to Class-12

During the presentation of the budget after a Covid-hit financial year, the government of Haryana has announced the plans of imparting education for free for students of classes 9 to 12 in the state, to promote more students to graduate from school.

For the fiscal year of 2021-22, the budget announced by the Haryana government mainly focussed on health, agriculture, and infrastructure to recover from the losses incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic last year.

The budget for the upcoming financial year was announced by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the finance portfolio in the state. The Rs. 1.56 lakh crore budget for the upcoming financial year was announced in the Assembly.

The proposed outlay of Rs 18,410 crore for education includes Rs 9,014 crore for elementary education, Rs 5,899 for secondary education, Rs2,793 crore for higher education and Rs705 crore for technical education.

The government is also planning to set up new medical colleges in Jind, Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Faridabad, Kaithal, Mahendragarh and Sirsa along with a new dental college in Nuh as part of the new initiatives for the upcoming financial year.

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