India Trails SAARC Nations in Education Spending, Urged to Boost Investments

Unknown Apr 02, 2026 750 Views

India's expenditure on education has lagged some of its SAARC peers, says the latest parliamentary panel report. India's spending on education is 4.12% of GDP in 2021-22, falling behind Bhutan (7.47%) and Maldives (4.67%). This is below the 6% mark set by the National Education Policy (NE...