Experts from the education sector share their take on the Union Budget 2022-23
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed the importance of digital education and announced a host of measures for the pandemic-hit education sector. ITIs will realign the vocational courses with industry requirements. Focus on developing skills in modern-day technology like Artificial Intelligence will help in coping with industry demand.
Setting up national tele mental health centres is a good initiative towards the awareness of mental health and will help people recover from stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic.
It is heartening to see that there is a huge thrust on digital education, development of skills for modern technology, smart agri-education and rural educational reforms. Technology, if used prudently in education, can have profound positive implications. Agri-education not only teaches learners how to be farmers but also helps generate more scientists, nutritionists, biologists and more. A combo of academic knowledge and practical field farming experiences is extremely beneficial to lay a good foundation for educated farmers and the community at large.
Encouraging AI and Drone Technology is another step in the right direction. Drones can be effectively used in the agriculture sector, defence, entertainment, logistics and many more fields.
Source: Telegraph India