The Haryana government led by Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday presented a Rs 1.55 lakh crore budget for 2021-22 focusing on health, agriculture, and infrastructure. The budget proposed free education from classes 9th to 12th for all categories in government schools of Haryana.
While proposing free education from classes 9th to 12th for all categories in government schools of Haryana, the government stated that a special focus would be given to disadvantaged groups by creating Special Education Zones (SEZs) for targeted groups to improve the enrolment.
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Likewise, a Gender Inclusion Fund (GIF) will be created to provide higher financial assistance to the girls in these SEZs.
Rs. 18,410 crores have been allocated for the education sector which is 17.8 percent more than the previous year.
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Minimum of 1 lakh job linkages of the youth of Haryana in the private sector in 2021-22.
Forts to be declared protected sites.
Night landing facilities at four airports including Hisar, Pinjore, Karnal, and Narnaul.
Haryana to purchase 800 non-AC buses.
Proposal to construct ring roads in Ambala and Bhiwani.
1,000 AYUSH Assistants and 22 AYUSH coaches to be recruited on a contract basis in various 'Yogshalas' across the state.
New hockey, football, basketball and volleyball grounds in Panchkula.
Rs 700 cr allocated for tech-based learning in schools
Govt medical colleges to be established in Jind, Mahendragarh, Faridabad, Kaithal, Sirsa
Bed capacity of all civil hospitals increased to 200
Pinjore and Gurugram to be developed as film shooting hubs
Panchkula to be developed as a solar and green city
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