Budget 2021: Need PPP model to improve e-learning infrastructure in government schools

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is slated to present the 2021 edition of the Union Budget next week on February 1.

Several major, medium and small industries are yet to recover from pandemic-induced lockdown in India. Though the government has announced some stimulus package to help them stage a comeback, there is more to be done. Sitharaman has her tasks cut out to get the economic activity to the pre-covid era level.

Like other industries, the education sector too suffered massive disruption but thanks to technology, several schools and colleges in collaborations EdTech startups were able to deliver online classes to the students.