New Delhi, Mar 4 (Reporter) The Delhi government on Monday allocated Rs 16,396 crore, nearly 22 percent of the total budget for the year 2024-25, for the education sector, according to the Budget presented in the Delhi Assembly. Presenting her maiden budget, Delhi Finance Minister Atishi said until 2014-15, the Government schools in Delhi had only 24,000 rooms available for the education of children. In the last 9 years, the Government has built 22,711 new classrooms. Before 2015, Delhi Government schools had 34,182 regular teachers. Now, there are 47,914 regular teachers in Delhi Government schools, and the recruitment process for approximately 7,000 more is underway, Atishi said. Rs 150 crore is proposed for the construction of new schools and classrooms and Rs 45 crore for the maintenance of existing classrooms, she said adding that in technical education, the number of seats has increased from 12,204 in 2014-15 to 62,000 in 2023-24. Besides, a provision of Rs 40 crore has been made for the Entrepreneurship Development Program in the Budget Estimate 2024-25. “The ‘Chief Minister Super Talented Coaching Scheme’ aids students studying in Government schools in preparation for JEE (Main/Advanced) and NEET examinations, under which, 600 students have been selected for scholarships in the financial year 2023-24. A budget of Rs 6 crores is allocated for this scheme in the financial year 2024-25,” she said. To give equal importance to the sports facilities in the National Capital and affiliated schools, the Delhi government has made a provision of Rs 118 crore for sports education during the year 2024-25. This is aimed at providing better sports facilities to athletes in Delhi...////...