evidence: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Union Budget 2023 on Wednesday allocating Rs 1,12,899 lakh crore to the education sector. This includes allocation to secondary education, higher education and various schemes like the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan. In comparison to the previous budget estimate (BE) of Rs 1,04,278 crore, this is nearly 8.26 crore more or 8.26 percent growth 2022-23. [...] In 2022-23, the Department of School Education and Literacy was allocated Rs 63,449 crore in or 61 percent of the Ministry's total budget. The Department of Higher Education was allocated Rs 40,828 crore, accounting for 39 percent of the Ministry’s total allocation. [...] In the Union Budget 2023 the allocation for school education has increased by 8 percent from Rs 63,449 crore (Budget Estimate) in 2022-23 to Rs 68,804 crore in 2023-24.