Punjab education Budget 2013-2014 Literacy and education: Schools, colleges budgets show nominal increases

LAHORE:

The Punjab government has allocated Rs25 billion for development works in education sector for 2013-2014, almost 9 per cent of the Annual Development Programme of Rs290 billion for the province.

There is only a token increase in allocations for school education (from Rs15 billion in the previous year to Rs15.5 billion for 2013-2014) and higher education (from Rs6.65 billion in 2012-2013 to Rs6.67 billion for 2013-2014). Allocations for special education and literacy and

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