evidence: In 2021-22, the total number of students enrolled in school education from primary to secondary education stood at 25.57 crores, a whopping increase of 19.36 lakh enrolments as compared to 2020-21. [...] BUDGET 2023: HIGHEST-EVER ALLOCATION TO EDUCATION The Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister of India in February 2023 put much-needed emphasis on the country’s education sector owing to the loss it has incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The sector has received its highest-ever allocation of INR 1.12 lakh crore ($ 13.66 Bn).