evidence: In 2021-22, the Department of School Education and Literacy has been allocated Rs 54,874 crore, accounting for 59% of the Ministry’s total allocation. The Department of Higher Education has been allocated Rs 38,351 crore, accounting for 41% of the Ministry’s total allocation. [...] In 2020-21, the allocation for the Ministry of Education has reduced from Rs 99,312 crore at the budget stage to Rs 85,089 crore at the revised stage (a decrease of 14%). [...] In 2020-21, the highest reduction in allocation at the revised stage among centrally sponsored schemes was for Samagra Shiksha (reduction of Rs 10,794 crore from the budget stage). Among central sector schemes, the highest reduction was for the National Scheme for Incentive to Girl Child for Secondary Education (reduced from Rs 110 crore at the budget stage to Rs One crore at the revised stage).