Union Budget 2026: What students and parents expect beyond schemes and slogans
Union Budget 2026: What students and parents expect beyond schemes and slogans
Union Budget 2026 will be read less as rhetoric and more as reassurance: Can the state reduce the private burden families carry to make education work? Parents and students expect spending that strengthens classrooms—teachers, foundational learning, and a credible path towards 6% of GDP. They also look for digital access beyond fibre, advanced learning beyond metros, paid work pathways, and affordability through scholarships and safer loans, with counselling treated as core infrastructure.
Union Budget 2026 will be read less as rhetoric and more as reassurance: Can the state reduce the private burden families carry to make education work? Parents and students expect spending that strengthens classrooms—teachers, foundational learning, and a credible path towards 6% of GDP. They also look for digital access beyond fibre, advanced learning beyond metros, paid work pathways, and affordability through scholarships and safer loans, with counselling treated as core infrastructure.
Union Budget 2026 will be read less as rhetoric and more as reassurance: Can the state reduce the private burden families carry to make education work? Parents and students expect spending that strengthens classrooms—teachers, foundational learning, and a credible path towards 6% of GDP. They also look for digital access beyond fibre, advanced learning beyond metros, paid work pathways, and affordability through scholarships and safer loans, with counselling treated as core infrastructure. 
