Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The budget allocation for the state education department increased from Rs 6,374 crore in 2010-11 to Rs 36,581 crore in 2025-26, state school education minister Rao Uday Pratap Singh informed the Madhya Pradesh Assembly in a written reply on Thursday.

The minister said that the number of students in government schools of the state currently stood at 79.3 lakh against 133.6 lakh in 2010-11. He attributed the dip to the “merger of schools and retirement of teachers”.

Singh said the increased budget allocation was due to the hike in dearness allowance and implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations.

Rao was replying to a question raised by Congress MLA from Sardarpur, Pratap Grewal. Read Also Bhopal News: Notices Served On 16 Hospitals Over F

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