Govt earmarks Rs 19,326 cr for education sector

The Delhi Government earmarked Rs 19,326 crore for the education sector in 2026-27, the lion’s share of its Budget, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announcing a Sainik School in the capital and free bicycles for 1.30 lakh Class IX girl students.

Tabling the Budget, the chief minister said the government will introduce a “Private Play Schools Policy” to regulate the play school under a framework and a common library infrastructure, along with a digital library system to ensure equal access to knowledge resources for students, she added.

The chief minister said around 1,30,000 girl students studying in Class IX will be provided free bicycles to make it easier for them to reach school, with an allocation of Rs 90 crore for the scheme.

To empower the youth with discipline, patriotism and leadership qualities, the Delhi government will set up a Sainik School in the city for the first time and demanded that the Centre provide 10 Kendriya Vidyalayas in the national capital.

The allocation for the education sector this year is slightly higher than last year’s Rs 19,291 crore, which had also received the highest share of the total budget.

The Government has proposed Rs 5 crore to establish medical rooms in every government school in 2026-27. It has also earmarked Rs 2 crore for providing creche facilities in offices with designated caregivers, she said.