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Despite receiving record-breaking funding in the latest budget, the Ministry of Education has emerged as a champion of fiscal restraint by...

13 February 2026 - New Delhi, Delhi

Record date
13 Feb 2026
Location
New Delhi, Delhi

What happened

Despite receiving record-breaking funding in the latest budget, the Ministry of Education has emerged as a champion of fiscal restraint by simply refusing to spend it. While thousands of schools across the country reportedly lack basic benches and electricity, officials are being praised for their 'monastic detachment' from physical infrastructure. The unspent billions are reportedly being kept in a 'rainy day fund,' though skeptics point out that every time it rains, the students are already getting wet due to the lack of actual ceilings.

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