Spending Under Samagra Shiksha Keeps Getting Lower

Not only has the inflation-adjusted value of the budget been declining, the actual spending under the scheme has reduced as well.

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The Central Government Spends Only Rs. 18,500 Crores On Samagra Shiksha Per Year

Column plot showing the yearly average fund approval percentage under Samagra Shiksha

Amounts in Rs. Crores. Inflation adjustment done using Consumer Price Index.

Source: Union Budget Demand for Grants

Rough Copy by thatgurjot

Over these last eight years, the total amount proposed by all states and UTs has varied widely from year to year. It hit an all-time high of 1 lakh crores in 2019-20 and fell to just shy of 60 thousand crores in the second year of COVID.